Midwestern German Meatloaf Food

HACKBRATEN (GERMAN MEATLOAF)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Grease or spray baking dish that will hold your loaf with room around the edges for veggies.
• In large bowl, gently mix Ground Meat and Breadcrumbs until combined.
• Peel and dice on 1 Onion , heat 1 Tbsp of Butter in hot skillet, add diced Onion and Parsley , sauté until Onion is golden brown.
• Beat Eggs in large shallow container; add Salt, Pepper, Rosemary and Nutmeg to Egg and mix. Pour Onion/Parsley mixture and Egg mixture over Ground Meat, knead together until uniformly mixed.
• Mold meat mixture into loaf; roll in Flour until coated on all sides.
• Lay Bacon slices in the middle of small casserole dish, set floured Loaf on top of Bacon.
• Peel and slice Carrot and second Onion, pour Broth into casserole dish; scatter sliced Carrot and Onion around Meatloaf.
• Heat 4 Tbsp Butter in warm skillet.
• Pour hot Butter over meatloaf and place dish in preheated oven.
• Bake 1 hour (or until cooked through (at least 160 degrees - no pink should be left), basting often With 5-10 minutes cook time remaining, spread Sour Cream over Meatloaf.
• Remove dish from oven, move meatloaf to serving dish.
• Stir Flour or Cornstarch into the juice remaining in pan to make sauce, return to oven to thicken or transfer mixture to a pot which can go on your stove top.
• Slice and serve while hot.

GERMAN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Cut bread into cubes and soak in a cup of water.
• Finely cube the onions and the pickles.
• If you use fresh parsley, chop the parsley finely.
• Add the ground meat to a large bowl.
• Add the onion and pickle cubes, spices, eggs, parley, and mustard.
• Squeeze the water out off the bread and add it to the bowl.
• Mix everything well and add the meat to a casserole dish.
• Form to a loaf and bake at 350 F in a preheated oven for 45 min.
• Melt butter and brush the meatloaf every 15 min.

SOUTHWESTERN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Add the panko, milk, cilantro, ketchup, barbecue sauce, Dijon mustard, chili powder, cumin, cayenne, garlic, green onions, eggs, Spanish onion and red bell pepper to a large bowl and mix until thoroughly combined. Add the beef and mix until incorporated, being careful not to overwork. Put the meat mixture in a loaf pan set on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until it registers 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, 60 to 75 minutes. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes before slicing. Serve with smashed red potatoes, green onions and sour cream.

MIDWESTERN GERMAN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large mixing bowl combine all of the ingredients. (Go on - use your hands -- you can't make meatloaf any other way!).
• Form meat mixture into a loaf and place into a casserole dish.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes.
• Nice with scalloped potatoes and steamed green beans.

MIDWEST MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Gently mound the meat mixture into a metal 9x5 loaf pan. Top loaf with 4 strips of bacon. Bake for 1 hour and 10 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let sit for 15 minutes before slicing.

MOM'S MEATLOAF (GERMAN FALSCHE HASE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Soak white bread in enough milk to make a mush, set aside.
• Mix together ground beef, eggs, onion, salt and pepper; blend well.
• Add bread/milk mixture to the meat mixture.
• Pat meat into a loaf shape and place onto baking sheet with a lip to catch drippings (line the pan with foil for easy cleanup).
• Press bacon slivers gently into top of loaf with pointed tip of a knife.
• Spoon catsup generously (use more or less, to taste) on top of meatloaf, then sprinkle with fine breadcrumbs (the fine breadcrumbs will help catsup from running off).
• Bake for 50-60 minutes, until the meat is nicely browned and topping is caramelized.
• Leftovers make scrumptious sandwiches the following day, so you may wish to double the recipe and make two loaves! My go-to bread for meatloaf sandwiches is Homepride butter-top white (while DH prefers whole-grain); spread with a little catsup and serve sandwiches with sides of My Mother's Bean and Carrot Salad (make ahead).

HACKBRATEN GERMAN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a skillet; saute half the onions 5 minutes.
• Mix in the diced bread and parsley; saute 2 minutes.
• Combine this mixture with the beef, pork, egg, salt, and pepper.
• Mix well and shape into a loaf; sprinkle with the bread crumbs.
• Melt the remaining butter in a baking pan.
• Place the loaf in it and add the broth and remaining onions.
• Bake in a 375°F.
• oven 1 1/4 hours, basting frequently.
• Serves 4 to 6 The Complete Round the World Meat Cookbook.

GERMAN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together and place in abaking 8" x 10" baking dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.
• Serve with baked potato or homemade noodles.