Was at diner this morning Meatloaf ideas.

[Duncanpup]

Was talking to the owner she invited me back to kitchen to chat have coffee fine family now she was making meatloaf and she said she uses one egg per pound meat to keep it moist.
2.5 ground burgers
2.5 ground pork

All’s she mixed the meat with was eggs onions and bread crumbs I always thought to add ketchup or Worcestershire . Then she took the edge of her hand and creased down middle of meatloaf she said it helps it cook even.

Then she has a mixture that she whips up in bowl and pours it over top of meatloaf I wasn’t allowed to know that secret and my takeout was ready.

[samnsara]

1. oh maaaan i want meat loaf now

[Duncanpup]

2. I know right.

[Diamond_Dog]

3. That sounds soooo good Duncanpup

[Phoenix61]

4. My mom would put a row of hard boiled eggs in meatloaf.

Surprisingly good. I guess it was a way to stretch the budget.

[twodogsbarking]

5. I intend to try adding Italian hot sausage to meatloaf.

Heard it was great.

[MLAA]

6. My secret topping for meatloaf is just ketchup, brown sugar and a little barbecue sauce. 🙂

I always make more of that than the recipe calls for. Sometimes I make mini meatloafs in a muffin pan. In either case i put the sauce on about halfway through cooking. Of course with your hungry pack you’d need to make a lot of mini meatloaves!
I use impossible or beyond meat. Can’t have meatloaf without mashed potatoes!

[Marthe48]

7. I make meatloaf with

beef, uncooked oatmeal, egg,, onions, garlic, seasoning, pepper, Worschestershire sauce, and MSG. About 5 minutes before it is ready, I take the lid off and top it with french-fried onions and bacon bits.

[packman]

8. Everyone, I think, has their own special touch to meatloaf

My mother always added veggies such as diced carrots, celery, onions to it in addition to the egg and bread crumbs. On reflection, I think it was just to spread it out for a large family.

I stick to an egg for binding, and a one-to-one ratio of ground meat, pork and ground veal (when I can get it), but have subbed ground turkey for the veal. Milk soaked bread crumbs and various spices - dash of either A-1 or Worcestershire. Top it off in the oven with a ketchup, apple cider vinegar and brown sugar glaze.

[happybird]

9. Mom's secret ingredient is

white bread instead of breadcrumbs. You have to tear the soft bread (3-4 slices per lb of meat) up into teeny tiny little pieces, which is a pain in the ass but totally worth it. It gives the meatloaf a wonderful texture.

[asiliveandbreathe]

10. Meatloaf..all of the above..

Moms meatloaf, that I made for years had the kitchen sink..2 eggs, couple slices stale bread broken up small pieces, ketchup, mustard, onions, peppers, mushrooms..hand kneaded to mix,..now just bread crumbs, ketchup and mustard..but..

topping is a mixture...3-4 tbsp brown sugar, dash worcestershire, squeeze dijon mustard, 1/4 cap (very small amount) vinegar ..poke holes in meatloaf..pour topping over..baked 350, 60-65 minutes depending on how many pounds of hamburger..I have used ground pork..I like it..but..hubby not so much..

Happy New Year 2023

[Duncanpup]

11. Thank you

[Retrograde]

12. A mix of meats is the key, IMHO

Regular ground beef is too dry, so I usually use a mix of 2 parts ground beef to 1 part ground pork and 1 part ground lamb (except when the ground lamb is too expensive and I substitute something else for it). I also add about one part finely minced onion/celery/carrot along with salt and freshly ground pepper. Now for the messy part: add 1 egg to the mix, then squish it all together with your hands. Have your sous-chef (or handy spouse or child) add bread crumbs* as you continue to combine with your hands until the mixture can be formed into a loaf. Bake - I do a free-form loaf on a baking sheet lined with SilPat - and about 15 minutes before it's done glaze with slightly diluted tomato paste.

I like the idea of hard-boiled eggs incorporated into the loaf**, although that means making a much larger quantity than two people would normally eat. I read a recipe once that called for cubes of swiss cheese incorporated into the mix, which I really have to try sometime.

*I live near San Francisco, so we get good sourdough bread. Since it's dry most of the year, the bread gets stale quickly and gets turned into breadcrumbs

**getting close to Scotch eggs here - something I like but have never made

[Kali]

13. I use smashed saltines instead of bread crumps

Topping is a generous smear of plain ketchup and two or three slices of bacon. Maybe drizzle a little more ketchup.

[Duncanpup]

14. Thanks Kali