What is meat loaf?

Question

I DON'T NEED NO DAMN STORY ANSWERS OR RECIPES I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE HELL IT IS THANKS.

Answer 1

It's like a loaf of bread, except it's meat. Different people have different recipes. I love my mom's meatloaf. She takes ground beef and rice and bread, and puts it all in, and then bakes it, with meatloaf seasoning mix that you can buy at wal-mart or anything else. It's really good, and we eat it with mashed potatoes and a vegetable. If you don't like ground beef, you won't like meatloaf. Some people even use ketchup, but I think that's gross. The recipe I gave you sounds ok. Doesn't sound like the kind I always eat, but it still sounds good.

Answer 2

Its something different for everyone, usually as already mentioned, ground beef, sometimes with the addition of ground pork or lamb, I use two parts beef, one part pork. I use a few things besides salt and peeper, bit of Worcestershire sauce, chopped onions, garlic salt, celery salt, ground sage, mustard powder. couple slices of bread soaked in milk. An egg to help bind it all together, mix it up, shape it in a pan, bake it. I add some ketchup to the top of the loaf about 1 hour into the baking. I bake it for 1 1/2 hours at 350. That is ONE way, there are many other versions of meatloaf and probably each one is just as good.

Answer 3

Meatloaf has been a staple in the diets of many people from around the world since the late 1700's. It is one of the most common meals that is cheap to make and can be served in a variety of ways. It all depends on your preferences. Here is my recipe that I have used for years.

1 1/2 lb hamburger
1 egg
1 bell pepper(chopped)
1 onion (chopped)
2 cloves garlic (chopped)
1/4 cup ketchup
1/2 cup cracker crumbs or bread crumbs
1 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Pepper
1 tsp Paprika
Mix all ingredients in bowl & combine all ingredients in loaf pan & bake for 45-60 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Top with gravy or ketchup. Serve with mash potatoes & your favorite vegetable. Makes 6 Servings

Answer 4

Meat loaf is taking ground beef and adding an egg and some bread crumbs and maybe seasonings and shaping it into a loaf shape and baking it in the oven for about 45 to 60 min.
you can add other things like onion soup or catchup.

Answer 5

Meatloaf
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For the singer, see Meat Loaf.

A meatloaf with a tomato topping.Meatloaf is a meat dish consisting of seasoned ground meat (usually ground beef or a combination of ground beef with veal, lamb or pork), which is formed into loaf shape and baked. During the Great Depression it was popular to add cereal grains to the meatloaf to stretch the meat; this has now been adopted by people who wish to eat a lower-fat version of meatloaf. It is often served warm as part of the main course, but can also be found sliced as a cold cut. It is in many respects similar to pâté, which is generally more finely ground. The meatloaf can either be placed on a baking tray or in a mold. The result is usually shaped like a loaf of bread, but other shapes, e.g. heart shapes, are possible.

Fish is used in a similar manner in Southeast Asian and Central American cuisines, where it is mixed with rice and baked in loaves.
Ground turkey can be mixed with cornbread stuffing, herbs, and vegetables, and topped with gravy, to produce a "Turkey Dinner" all in one loaf.
Meatloaf has likely been around as long as ground meat. Many meatloaf recipes are adapted from meatball recipes from the Northeastern United States. Many of these recipes call for pasta sauce or tomato sauce to be poured over the loaf to form a crust during baking. In the Midwestern United States, the pasta sauce has been replaced with simple ketchup, but is prepared in a similar manner. In Texas, barbecue sauce is sometimes used.

Meatloaf is an extremely versatile dish. The ground meat is frequently mixed with breadcrumbs, small pieces of bread soaked in milk (or red wine or another liquid), wheat germ, or oatmeal, and eggs in order to make it more dough-like. Salt, herbs and spices (such as parsley), as well as chopped vegetables (such as onions and celery), may also be added. Another variety of meatloaf is prepared by frosting it with mashed potatoes, drizzling it with a small amount of butter, and browning in the oven. Furthermore, meatloaves may be filled with eggs, cheese, vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, or a combination of these ingredients. Meatloaf is best eaten with some kind of sauce or relish. The dish can be considered Italian (it is a cousin to the meatball), Middle American, or even soul food.

Because of the potential hodge-podge of ingredients, meatloaf is a popular food in comedy, and usually portrayed as being ruined by a lack of cooking skill.




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Answer 6

People have different personal preferences on what goes into a meat load but basically its ground beef, egg, onion, crushed saltines (or bread crumbs) a seasoning like sage and milk.. shaped into a loaf and baked.

Answer 7

A loaf of meat you cook in the oven. Usually with ketchup, barbeque sauce, onions, and or/crackers. Theres many different types to make. From Mexican to traditional. Easy and yummy.

Answer 8

You can make it in like a casserole dish. It's ground beef basically, cooked as a loaf. You can add a glaze to the top or cheese, and bake vegetables into it. Yummy!

Answer 9

Usually ground beef, bread crumbs, ketchup/bbq sauce and spices blended together and baked in a loaf pan.

Answer 10

Meat loaf is groung beef with crackers in it eggs, onions, salt and pepper with ketchup on top and baked in the oven.