Piquant Meat Loaf Food

EVERYDAY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Soak bread crumbs in milk.
• Add beaten eggs, seasonings, onion (process in food processor to puree for picky eaters).
• Mix together well.
• With hands, gently add ground chuck and mix together lightly.
• Place in loaf pan sprayed with PAM.
• Bake in 350º oven 45-50 minutes.
• Prepare topping in small bowl.
• Pour over meat loaf during last 15 minutes of baking time.
• *The more you handle the ground beef during the making of meat loaf the tougher it becomes.
• **Edited - For different texture and taste sautee onion in a bit (1 Tablespoon +/-) of butter. Add 1/2 cup grated carrots (sautee with the onions) for a little extra punch of color and flavor.

MEAT LOAF WITH PIQUANT SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Add meat, eggs, cracker crumbs, onion and seasonings. Mix well. Place in greased loaf pan.
• 2. Combine Pinquant Sauce ingredients together in bowl and spread evenly on top of meatloaf. Bake 350 for one hour.
• 3. Remove from oven and let meatloaf set about 5 minutes before serving.

PIQUANT SAUCE FOR MEATLOAF OR VEGGIES LOAVES

Steps:

• Combine brown sugar, nutmeg and mustard until all lumps are gone -- or the sauce will be lumpy.
• Add ketchup and mix until well combined.
• Let sit for about 1/2 hour so the sugar crystals will dissolve.
• Enjoy!

GREASELESS MEATLOAF WITH PIQUANT SAUCE

Steps:

• Lightly mix together all ingredients until well blended.
• Shape into two loafs (9x5x3) in a shallow pan.
• In a small bowl, mix together all 4 Piquant Sauce ingredients until well blended (not lumpy).
• "Frost" both loafs starting with the sides and finish with the top.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour.
• Allow to cool for 5 minutes before cutting.

MEATLOAF WITH PIQUANT SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Mix the ingredients for the sauce and set aside to thicken.
• 2. Preheat oven to 350F. In a large bowl mix ground beef and remaining 6 ingredients. I then mix this thoroughly and form into a loaf shape, fit into loaf pan and pour the sauce over the top. Bake 350F for 1 hour or until meatloaf is no longer pink.
• 3. After you take meatloaf out of the oven, remove meat out of pan and let it rest on a small wire rack to drain. Then slice and serve.

PIQUANT SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix thoroughly.

HASH BROWN POTATO MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place potatoes in a large bowl and set aside.
• In heavy skillet over medium heat, saute onion and garlic in olive oil until tender, about 5 minutes. Add to potatoes along with eggs, bread crumbs, 1/3 cup of the ketchup, salt and pepper and mix well until thoroughly combined. Add ground beef and mix gently just until combined.
• On a broiler pan, shape meatloaf mixture into an 8 x 4-inch loaf. Spread remaining 1/3 cup ketchup over top of loaf. Bake in preheated oven for 70 to 75 minutes or until center is no longer pink and instant read thermometer reads 160 degrees when inserted in center of loaf.
• Let stand, covered, 15 minutes before slicing to allow juices to settle.

PIQUANT MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Mix first 8 ingredients in a large bowl.
• Add ground beef and mix by hand just until blended.
• Place mixture on a broiler pan, and shape into a loaf.
• Bake at 350°F for one hour.
• Mix topping ingredients together.
• Top meatloaf with topping and bake an additional 15 minutes or until loaf cooked through.