Cheatloaf. It's only *almost* your mama's meatloaf.

May 15, 2007 12:14

I've had some weird meatless loaves in my time. Special K loaf. Nut loaf. Neat loaf. Peace loaf. Lentil loaf ( Read more... )

mushrooms, low fat, vegetarian, meatloaf, copy cat, vegan

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buboniclou May 15 2007, 17:51:05 UTC
Aw man, and I was hoping it had The Cheat in it. But that wouldn't be vegetarian at all...

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redmelde May 15 2007, 18:11:16 UTC
See, if that were the case, I'd have to call it THE Cheatloaf.

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buboniclou May 15 2007, 18:15:00 UTC
Ah, you got me. :D

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hydrolagus May 15 2007, 18:05:53 UTC
YAY! I miss my mom's meatloaf and all my attempts have come up short (though the beetloaf was...interesting). I'm so going to try this.

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redmelde May 15 2007, 18:11:32 UTC
BEETLOAF? Really? Wow.

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hydrolagus May 15 2007, 20:24:59 UTC
One of the better veggie burgers used to have beet juice among its ingredients to give it a meatlike color, so I thought I'd try using beets as some of the bulk matter. The loaf bled bright fuchsia when sliced.

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cwhf May 15 2007, 18:29:53 UTC
Any good easy to find subs for Marmite? Or where does one find marmite in the USA??

That pic looks yummy.

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redmelde May 15 2007, 18:50:27 UTC
I bought my Marmite in the "international foods" section of my regular grocery store, and I've seen it in a lot of stores in my area (I live in the DFW metro). Failing your regular grocery store, you might also look in any store catering to British or Australian expats, or in any specialty grocery that has international foods (like Whole Foods or Trader Joe's or Central Market). I don't know of an American equivalent product, unfortunately. Maybe a whole ton of nutritional yeast flakes moistened to a paste with soy sauce or tamari?

Marmite is a yeast extract spread that has a very salty, very concentrated, almost bitter, but very unique and (to me) beefy flavor. I use it in anything that would normally have beef, usually in conjunction with either seitan or mushrooms. It's great in French onion soup, too, to give the broth more oomph.

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magid May 15 2007, 21:12:44 UTC
Would Vegemite be a reasonable substitute?

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redmelde May 15 2007, 22:13:04 UTC
I haven't had Vegemite before, but it's my understanding that it has a similar character to Marmite. If that's what you have, I say use it!

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trixieskips May 15 2007, 18:53:01 UTC
This is awesome! Thanks.

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antikythera May 15 2007, 19:54:41 UTC
Woo. Bookmarking, thanks.

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