Meatloaf With Brown Sugar Ketchup Glaze Cooks Illustrated Food

MEATLOAF WITH BROWN SUGAR KETCHUP GLAZE

Steps:

• Glaze: Mix all ingredients and set aside.
• Meat loaf:.
• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Heat oil in medium skillet and sauté onion and garlic about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Mix eggs with thyme, salt, pepper, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, pepper sauce and milk.
• Add egg mixture to meat in large bowl, along with crackers, parsley and cooked onion and garlic.
• Mix until mixture does not stick to the bowl, if mixture sticks to bowl add milk by tablespoons until it does not stick.
• Shape into loaf.
• Place on foil lined pan, for easy clean-up.
• Brush with half the glaze.
• Arrange bacon slices crosswise over the top of loaf overlapping, tucking in bacon ends under loaf.
• Bake until bacon is crisp and internal temperature registers 160°F, about 1 hour.
• Cool at least 20 minutes.
• Simmer remaining glaze over medium heat until slightly thickened.
• Slice meatloaf and serve with extra glaze.

BROWN SUGAR MEATLOAF WITH KETCHUP GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Stir ketchup, brown sugar, salt, and chili powder together in a bowl until smooth. Spread a small amount of the ketchup mixture into the bottom of the prepared loaf pan.
• Mix ground beef, croutons, onion, eggs, milk, and black pepper together in a large bowl; shape into a loaf and put into prepared pan. Spread remaining ketchup mixture over the loaf.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

BACON-WRAPPED MEATLOAF WITH BROWN SUGAR-KETCHUP GLAZE

Steps:

• For the glaze: Mix all ingredients in a small bowl; set aside.
• For the meatloaf: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat oil in a medium skillet. Add onion and garlic, saute until softened, about 5 minutes; set aside to cool.
• Mix eggs with thyme, salt, pepper, mustard, Worchestershire, pepper sauce, and milk or yogurt. Add egg mixture to meat in a large bowl, along with crackers, oatmeal or bread crumbs, parsley and cook onions and garlic; mix with a fork until evenly blended and meat mixture does not stick to bowl. (If mixture does stick, add additional milk, a couple tablespoons at a time, and continue stirring until mixture stops sticking.)
• Turn meat mixture onto a work surface. With wet hands, pat mixture into a loaf approximately 9 by 5 inches.
• Cover a wire rack with foil; prick foil in several places with a fork. Place a rack on a shallow roasting pan lined with foil for easy cleanup.
• Set formed loaf on rack. Brush loaf with all of glaze, then arrange bacon slices, crosswise, over loaf, overlapping them slightly and tucking them under to prevent curling.
• Bake loaf until bacon is crisp and loaf registers 160 degrees, about 1 hour. Cool for at least 20 minutes. Slice and serve

MEATLOAF WITH BROWN SUGAR-KETCHUP GLAZE COOKS ILLUSTRATED

Steps:

• For glaze: Mix all ingredients in small bowl For the meat loaf: Heat oven to 350. Heat oil in medium skillet. Add onion and garlic; sauté until softened, about 5 minutes. Set aside. Mix eggs, thyme, salt, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, and milk with bread crumbs in large bowl. Add cooked onion and garlic. Then add meat and mix evenly with the rest of the ingredients. Turn meat mixture into loaf pan. Brush with half the glaze, then arrange bacon slices, crosswise, over loaf, overlapping slightly. Bake loaf about 1 hour until bacon is crisp. Cool at least 20 minutes. Simmer remaining glaze over medium heat until thickened slightly. Slice loaf and serve with extra glaze

BUFFALO MEATLOAF WITH BROWN SUGAR AND KETCHUP GLAZE

Steps:

• For the Glaze: Mix all ingredients in small saucepan and set aside.
• For the meat loaf: Heat oven to 350°. Heat oil in medium skillet; add celery and garlic. Saute until softened, about 5 minutes. Set aside while preparing main ingredients.
• Mix eggs with thyme, salt, pepper, mustard, worcestershire sauce, pepper sauce, and milk or yogurt. Add egg mixture to meat in large bowl along with crackers, parsley and cooked celery and garlic. Mix with fork until evenly blended and meat mixture does not stick to bowl. (If mixture sticks, add more yogurt or milk, a couple of tablespoons at a time, until mixture no longer sticks.).
• Turn meat mixture onto waxed paper. With wet hands, shape into loaf and place in meatloaf pan or shallow pan. Brush with half the glaze and arrange bacon slices on top.
• Bake loaf until bacon is crisp and internal temperature of loaf registers 160 degrees, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Take out of oven and let rest under foil for 20 minutes. Simmer remaining glaze over medium heat until thickened slightly. Slice meat loaf and serve with extra glaze passed separately.

GLAZED ALL-BEEF MEAT LOAF (COOK'S ILLUSTRATED)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and place oven rack in center of oven.
• Prepare your cooking pan by placing a cooling rack over a baking pan with sides, then cover with aluminum foil; poke small holes every half inch or so and spray with cooking spray.
• Place the grated cheese on a plate and place in the freezer until ready to use.
• Heat a skillet over medium high heat, add butter and cook until foamy; add onions and celery, cook, stirring occasionally, until they begin to caramelize, about 8 minutes.
• Add in garlic, thyme, paprika; cook, stirring, about a minute.
• Reduce heat to low and stir in tomato juice; transfer to a small bowl and let cool.
• In a large bowl, whisk together eggs and broth; sprinkle with the gelatin and let sit 5 minutes.
• Stir in soy sauce, mustard, saltines, parsley, salt, pepper, and the onion mixture; crumble frozen cheese over top.
• Add ground beef and mix with hands until combined.
• Transfer meat mixture to prepared foil lined pan and form into a 10 x 6 inch loaf (it should be about 2 inches high).
• Bake to an internal temperature of 135 to 140 degrees F, about 55 to 65 minutes; remove from oven and set oven to broil.
• Meanwhile, combine glaze ingredients in a small saucepan, bring to a simmer.
• Stir until syrupy, about 5 minutes.
• Spread half the glaze over the meatloaf and broil until bubbly and beginning to brown at the edges; repeat with remaining glaze.
• Let sit 20 minutes before slicing.

BASIC MEATLOAF WITH KETCHUP GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix ground beef, onion, salt, pepper and garlic powder in a bowl.
• Mix in bread, milk, egg, 1 tbsp mustard, and 1/4 cup ketchup.
• Press mixture into a loaf and put in baking dish.
• In a small bowl, stir together 1 tbsp mustard, 1/4 cup ketchup and 2 tbsp brown sugar. Pour on top of the meat loaf within the last 20-30 minutes of cooking.
• Bake for about an hour until it's cooked through.

BROWN SUGAR MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 5x9 inch loaf pan.
• Press the brown sugar in the bottom of the prepared loaf pan and spread the ketchup over the sugar.
• In a mixing bowl, mix thoroughly all remaining ingredients and shape into a loaf. Place on top of the ketchup.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour or until juices are clear.

MEMORABLE MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Heat oil in medium skillet. Add onion and garlic; sauté until softened, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool while preparing remaining ingredients.
• Mix eggs with thyme, salt, pepper, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, pepper sauce, and milk or yogurt. Add egg mixture to meat in large bowl along with crackers, parsley, and cooked onion and garlic; mix with fork until evenly blended and meat mixture does not stick to bowl. (If mixture sticks, add additional milk or yogurt, a couple tablespoons at a time until mix no longer sticks.).
• Turn meat mixture onto work surface. With wet hands, pat mixture into approximately 9-by-5-inch loaf shape. Place on foil-lined (for easy cleanup) shallow baking pan.
• Bake loaf until loaf registers 160 degrees, about 1 hour. Cool at least 20 minutes.