Meatloaf

gratefulforhelp_2

"The sirens are screaming in the fires of hell,
And we're down in the valley tonight.
There's a man in the shadows with a gun in his hand and
A blade shining oh so bright"

Sorry. Couldn't resist. *slinks out*

ampersand

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

"the sirens are screaming in the fires of hell,
and we're down in the valley tonight.
there's a man in the shadows with a gun in his hand and
a blade shining oh so bright"

sorry. Couldn't resist. *slinks out*

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? - if re:
.......'It seemed bland, unexciting, wrong sort of chompy'....
the lovely Meatloaf is none of the above:D

scottishminnie

Does anyone have a tried and tested recipe for meatloaf which they could share? I have several, mostly American based, which are fine but wondering if anyone has an old fashioned one.

Most of the ones I've made tend to have a tomato based sauce with them but I know hubby prefers it with gravy so any recipes would be appreciated.

psso

This is the recipe I use.

1lb Mince beef
4oz white breadcrumbs
Pinch of mixed herbs (optional)
4oz diced raw bacon
Half a small onion, chopped
Salt and pepper
1 egg, beaten to bind

Bind all ingredients together with the beaten egg.
Line and grease a loaf tin and put the mixture in. Cover with tinfoil.
Bake in a bain marie (roasting tin half full of water) for 1hr -1hr 15 minutes. Fan oven 160c.or equivalent. 180c /gas 4 ?
Can be eaten hot or cold, good in sandwiches and salads as well.

My Mum did a variation of this.
She used 6 or 7 Simmers butter biscuits instead of the breadcrumbs and put the mix in a pyrex bowl then steamed it for about an hour. Both versions are delicious and are eaten very quickly in this house.

scottishminnie

excellent, thanks. That will be ideal for starters. I like the idea of the simmers biscuits too:)

psso

Forgot to say - remember to bash them up into crumbs before you add them to the mix. They`d be a bit hard and lumpy if you don`t.:D Enjoy.

Pink_Giraffe

I have wondered about meatloaf for a while. Looking at the recipe and without wishing to seem thick, does it come out like a big loaf-shaped burger which you then slice?

rachbc

we like this one

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/01/cajun-meatloaf/

and found the amounts listed made 3 loafs each big enough to feed 4 of us - US portions must be huge!!

rosieben

we have several Meatloaf recipes in the Grocery Challenge recipe index

zippychick

thanks rosie


there's also a meatloaf thread which should be full of recipes - ill merge this later
thanks
Zip