2/23/2017: Meatloaf is common dish for American. Here is how I made meatloaf “T.K. style” and stir-fried tofu, bok choy and shiitake serving along both sides of the meatloaf for dinner. A balanced meal with meat and vegetables for us.
Ingredients for Meatloaf:
- (1) lb. of ground beef and (1) lb. of ground pork.
- (1/2) box of soft or medium firm tofu.
- (1) egg
- (1/2) fine diced onion
- (2) Tsp soy sauce
- (2) tsp garlic powder and pepper (more or less as you like)
- Option: A few cilantro if desire
- (2) Tsp brown sugar
- (2) Tsp mustard
- (1/2) cup of ketchup
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F).`
- Mix meats with diced tofu, onion, egg, soy sauce, garlic powder well.
- Used tin foil wrap and shape it to long and round size.
- Mix brown sugar, mustard and ketchup in separate bowl and put on top of the meatloaf.
- Bake for one hour, then open the tin foil to bake for another 30 min.
- Slice the meatloaf. Garnished with cilantro.
Ingredients for vegetable:
- (1) box of firm tofu
- (4) heads of baby bok choy
- (3) cloves of garlic
- (5) Shiitake (dry mushroom) presoak to soft them.
Instructions:
- Cut tofu triangle shape and half inch thick
- Pan-fried tofu to brown color with litter cooking oil, then add soy sauce.
- Wash baby bok choy well and slice them
- Stir-fried bok choy and shiitake with garlic, add salt and pepper as desire.
- Add tofu to bok choy last and thicken it with corn starch water.
- Serve them together as my picture or separate them as two dishes.