Oriental Loaf

1 cup vegetable protein
1 cup reduced-sodium vegetable broth
2.5 cups cooked rice
.25 cups each: sliced green onions, water chestnuts
2tsp each: minced gingerroot, chile sesame oil, reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 clove garlic, minced
.5 cup unseasoned bread crumbs
.25 cups all-purpose flour
.5 teaspoons five-spice powder
salt, pepper to taste
1 egg

So, mixed reviews here.  Carmen didn't like it-- way too dry, and the rice got super-crunchy because there was nothing to keep things moist. 

Bryan didn't like it a lot, but he thinks that it's salvageable. 

It was pretty bland.  Here's what we're thinking-- change the veggie protein and broth to 2 cups instead of one, then reduce the rice to 1.5 cups.  Use 2 eggs.  And maybe make a sauce.  We have no idea what sauce to use!  Maybe it's better to spend time on recipes that don't need as much tweaking...

Or maybe tweaking is what will teach us how to COOK!

BY THE GREAT AND POWERFUL BRYAN