Hi. This is the meatloaf recipe that I've made up myself. The topping however, is a recipe that my uncle gave to me. I used his entire meatloaf recipe one time, but hehehehe, decided mine was better, but I liked the topping he used!
Once again, I don't have an actual recipe that I follow, I just throw this together. I judge it according to the way the mixture feels in my hands . I don't really measure the ketchup in the meat mixture. I just give the bottle a couple of good squeezes, but I'm guessing at the amount for the list. The last time I made this, I gave the topping a couple of good shakes of soy sauce as well. That was good! Nothing smells more like home than a meatloaf baking in the oven! 2 pounds of ground beef 1/2 c. Italian bread crumbs 1 egg 1/2 of a bell pepper chopped, doesn't matter what color 1/2 c. onion, chopped 1 clove of garlic chopped about 1/4 c. of ketchup or more For Topping: 1/3 c. ketchup 2 table spoons of brown sugar 1 table spoon of mustard Sauté the bell pepper, onion and garlic in a table spoon of oil until they are soft. Remove from heat and set them aside to cool before you mix it with your hands in the meat mixture. In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Make sure you mix it all real well with your hands, that's the best way! Press all the meat mixture in a bread pan, smoothing out the top with the palm of your hand. Bake at 350 for about an hour, remove from the oven then pour the topping on. I use a basting brush to spread the topping. Put it back in the oven and bake for another thirdy minutes. _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
