Sunday Meatloaf Iris Food

MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Heat the olive oil in a medium saute pan. Add the onions, thyme, salt, and pepper and cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes, until the onions are translucent but not brown. Off the heat, add the Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, and tomato paste. Allow to cool slightly.
• In a large bowl, combine the ground chuck, onion mixture, bread crumbs, and eggs, and mix lightly with a fork. Don't mash or the meat loaf will be dense. Shape the mixture into a rectangular loaf on a sheet pan covered with parchment paper. Spread the ketchup evenly on top. Bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, until the internal temperature is 160 degrees F and the meat loaf is cooked through. (A pan of hot water in the oven, under the meat loaf, will keep the top from cracking.) Serve hot.

SUNDAY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Begin by gathering your ingredients so that you have them at hand on the counter or table. Prepare the ingredients.
• Crush the saltine crackers. To do this, I place one sleeve of crackers in a large freezer bag. Close it up squeezing out all the extra air. Then using my rolling pin, I'll crush the crackers until they are a nice fine crumb. This will make just short of 1 1/2 cups. Next, using a Chef's knife and cutting board, chop the onion.
• In a large glass or stainless bowl, combine the eggs and whole milk. Stir into the egg mixture the crushed crackers, chopped onion, dried parsley, liquid smoke, kosher salt and black pepper. Add in ground beef (or venison), ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar. Mix well, using a large spoon or your hands.
• Spoon the meat mixture into a greased 9x11 loaf pan. I've used both metal and glass pans to make this meatloaf. I think the glass pans are a little easier to clean up in the end. Plus, if it's pretty, you can serve the meatloaf directly from oven to table.
• Cover with tinfoil. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove the tinfoil, and pour 3/4 cups ketchup over meatloaf.
• Bake uncovered for another 10 minutes. Serve warm. This recipe will serve 4-6 people.

SUNDAY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Set aside about ¼ of the spag sauce to go on top of meat loaf.
• Add all seasonings into the beaten eggs, then add remaining ingredients, meat last.
• Mix with hands until well combined. It should not feel too wet or sloppy otherwise it won't serve well, but not too stiff either or it will be dry and tough.
• Use bread crumbs or more spag sauce to adjust.
• Press into a medium loaf pan, spread remaining spag sauce on top and bake for about an hour or 1 ¼ hours
• Will be cooked when juices are bubbling clear. Let completely cool before removing from pan.

SUNDAY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix ground beef, mayonnaise, bread crumbs, mustard, onion, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl until well combined. Transfer mixture to a 9x5-inch loaf pan with high sides. Form into a loaf by picking it up and forcing it down into the pan, making sure to knock out any air and square off all sides.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Spin pan and bake for an additional 30 minutes.
• Mix steak sauce, ketchup, and sugar together in a small bowl.
• Remove from the oven and spoon sauce over top. Bake until no longer pink in the center, about 10 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
• Remove form the oven and let rest for 5 minutes. Remove meat loaf to a serving platter and slice into 8 slices.