Meatloaf for my boyfriend?

Question

Can anyone tell me how to make meatloaf i cant seem to find it in any of my cook books, i have been asked to make one by my boyfriend and i would like to impress him with the best one he has tasted, so please could you help

Answer 1

have you tired to go onto martha stewarts page...they have ALOT OF VARIETY FOR MAKINg meat loaf......gd. luck.

Answer 2

I make a good meatloaf, but it turns out slightly different each time (!) and I use different things each time, too. So I will take a try at measurements but feel free to use more or less.

3/4 pound ground beef -- 98% sirloin
one medium onion, diced and cooked in butter (not all the way just to start it cooking because I don't like white chunks of onion)
1 egg
black pepper
parsley flakes
Italian seasonings (if the BBQ sauce is very spicy or chipoltle flavored, omit this)
1/2 cup BBQ sauce or ketchup
parsley flakes
1/2 cup bread crumbs, leftover party type crackers or 2-3 slices of bread crumbled in the food processor

Mix together, adding more bread crumbs if it seems too wet. It should not be totally dry, but not too wet either. This is the time other people top the raw meat with a sauce of half ketchup and half mustard, but what is the point of a meatloaf with no crust? Add it towards the end if you want to. Or some more of the BBQ sauce.

Place in a loaf pan OR a casserole dish in a mound shape and bake at 350 for 30 to 40 minutes.

I hope I remembered everything.

Answer 3

use some garlic powder, pepper and seasoned salt, 1 egg, some crushed saltine crackers, and 1 or 2 small cans of tomato sauce mix into the ground beef with you hands(this is just so that you can be sure that the crushed crackers are evenly mixed) place in the baking dish and cook it for about 45-60 minutes at 375. The inside will look a redish color but that is from the tomato sauce. It adds lots of flavor and keeps the meatloaf from drying out. If it doesn't gross you out, try the raw meatloaf to see if any more spices need to be added, this is how I do it. But add what you want of each spice. Everyone likes to spice things a bit differently. Good luck.

Answer 4

Meatloaf

2 pounds ground beef
2 1/2 cups crushed butter-flavored crackers
1 small onion, chopped
2 eggs
3/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 slices bacon
1 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons vinegar
3/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
1/2 cup brown sugar
DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a medium bowl, mix together ground beef, crushed crackers, onion, eggs, 3/4 cup ketchup, and 1/4 cup brown sugar until well blended. Press into a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Lay the two slices of bacon over the top.
Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until cooked through. While the loaf bakes, mix together the remaining 1 cup ketchup, vinegar, salt, mustard and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Spread over the top of the meat loaf for the last 15 minutes of baking.

Answer 5

MEATLOAF

2 pounds lean ground beef
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup fine dry bread crumbs
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 can condensed French onion soup, undiluted
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
ketchup mixed with brown sugar

Combine all ingredients in a bowl; pack into a meatloaf pan or large (9x5x3-inch) loaf pan. Bake at 350° for about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Spread top with a little barbecue sauce or ketchup about 5 or 10 minutes before done. Let rest 8-10 minutes and slice.

Answer 6

Basically, meatloaf ingredients fall into 4 categories: meat, flavoring, binder/filler (what our grandmothers used to stretch the meat), and bonuses.

Meat: I like half turkey and half ground beef, with a little turkey Italian sausage if I've got it (1/4 pound for each 2 pounds).

Flavoring: worcestershire, grated onion, fresh parsley, ketchup, salt, pepper, and grill seasoning (just a dash).

Binder/filler: I use anything I've got on hand -- quick oats, bread crumbs, saltines, leftover rice, etc., about 1/2 cup - 3/4 cup, plus 1 or 2 eggs.

Bonuses: My mother always put shredded carrot in her meatloaf, and it's pretty traditional. You can also do chopped peppers, spinach, whatever.

Bake in a pan that's safe for use on the stovetop if you're planning on making gravy -- but I'm a ketchup girl myself.

Answer 7

At your local grocery store purchase a meatloaf seasoning mix. (i use the mccormicks brand)
combine all ingredients according to pkg. directions but also add 1 c. of your favorite BBQ sauce.
Bake according to pkg. While cooking in a small saucepan combine 1 1/2 c. fav BBQ sauce, 1/4 c. brown sugar, 1 tbsp. worcestershire sauce, pepper to taste. heat thru and during the last 15 minutes of baking time top the meatloaf w/this sauce. any remaining sauce serve alongside your meatloaf. I GUARANTEE your boyfriend will love this

Answer 8

Meatloaf
2 lbs hamburger or ground turkey
1/2 cup crushed saltine crackers
1/4 onion, chopped
1/2 tsp garlic, minced
2 eggs, beaten
1 can tomato sauce

Topping
1 can condensed tomato soup
2 tbsp. prepared yellow mustard
2 tbsp. splenda brown sugar substitute

In bowl, combine beef, onion, garlic, eggs, tomato sauce and crackers. Mix well and pat into baking dish or cast iron skillet. Bake 1 hr at 400, drain off grease. Mix topping ingredients and pour over meatloaf, bake another 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Answer 9

Start with about 2 lb of lean ground chuck-(sirloin is too dry and grd beef is too greasy)

Add a pack of McCormick's meatloaf seasoning and follow the directions.(which incl. bread crumbs and water or milk to add)

Add some chopped bell peppers (optional)

Add 1/4 C. Hunt's 57 sauce

Add about 2 tbsp. Worcestershire and bake at 375 for about 40 min or until juices run clear.

Halfway thru, you may want to poke the top with a fork a few times to allow juices to run off.

When done, pour off drippings and top with a glaze made of 1C catsup, 1/4C brown sugar, and a dash of Liquid Smoke ( or any hickory flavored liquid seasoning)

When I cook, I just do i and don't measure anything. These are approximates

Answer 10

ground beef, turkey or chicken, egg, finely chopped green onions, grate a carrot, teaspoon Worcester sauce teaspoon garlic, half teaspoon of ginger, some pepper, salt, mix ingredients together and put in meatloaf baking dish, bake on 350 for about 45 mins.
i use soy milk instead of an egg, binds the meat better. and i make it with a habanero chili

Answer 11

1 and half lb Ground turkey (yeah, it's good for you and is actually LESS dry than beef)
ketchup, and LOTS of it

1 cup bread crumbs

1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

1 tsp basil

1 tsp oregano

salt and pepper

mix all together in a loaf, cook 350 for 20-30 mins. Enjoy.