mmm... meatloaf
Golden Meat Loaf
1 1/2 lbs. ground beaf
2 t. salt
1 c. rolled oats
1/4 t. pepper
1 c. grated carrots
1 1/2 t. worcestershire sauce
1/2 minced onion
2 eggs, beaten
3 hardcooked eggs
Combine all ingredients except hard-cooked eggs and mix thoroughly. Place half of mix in a loaf pan 4X9 inches. Cut eggs in half lengthwise and arrange in a row through the center of the meat. Place remainder of the meat on top. Bake at 350 for 1 1/4 hours.
Since we moved back to the Midwest we have been eating alot more meat and potatoes. I'm not sure exactly what led us down this precarious path... in Portland we were so fond of grilling salmon and snarfing down sushi from the local grocery store. The five pound bag of potatoes we bought would rot in our garage while we ate rice pilaf. Now we go through a 5-lb bag of potatoes a month.
I'm sure a big part of it is the lack of availability of all the good seafood and other-than-meat-and-potatoes meals we enjoyed. But strangely, I crave those good midwestern foods - like, say, meatloaf - more than I did on the west coast. I wonder how much geography and appetite are interlinked?
The meatloaf I fixed from MCC:FFR was one of the best I've ever made (not that this says too much - as it's probably the third). But even Joe, the foody, was impressed. And I have to come clean and confess that I did consult other recipes and made alterations while making this one. I did not have carrots in my fridge, but these seemed odd in a meatloaf anyway, so I left them out. I used 2 lbs. ground beef, since that's what I had, and added a dash of dry mustard and garlic powder and 1/2 cup evaporated milk to the meat mix. Then I followed the egg-in-the-middle suggestion, which I thought sounded intriguing, but only 2 of mine fit well so I left out the 3rd. Lastly, I mixed the following topping and poured it over the loaf before baking. Very yummy!!
Topping:
6 T. brown sugar (I'd use less next time)
1/2 c. catsup
1/4 t. nutmeg
2 t. dry mustard
1 1/2 lbs. ground beaf
2 t. salt
1 c. rolled oats
1/4 t. pepper
1 c. grated carrots
1 1/2 t. worcestershire sauce
1/2 minced onion
2 eggs, beaten
3 hardcooked eggs
Combine all ingredients except hard-cooked eggs and mix thoroughly. Place half of mix in a loaf pan 4X9 inches. Cut eggs in half lengthwise and arrange in a row through the center of the meat. Place remainder of the meat on top. Bake at 350 for 1 1/4 hours.
Since we moved back to the Midwest we have been eating alot more meat and potatoes. I'm not sure exactly what led us down this precarious path... in Portland we were so fond of grilling salmon and snarfing down sushi from the local grocery store. The five pound bag of potatoes we bought would rot in our garage while we ate rice pilaf. Now we go through a 5-lb bag of potatoes a month.
I'm sure a big part of it is the lack of availability of all the good seafood and other-than-meat-and-potatoes meals we enjoyed. But strangely, I crave those good midwestern foods - like, say, meatloaf - more than I did on the west coast. I wonder how much geography and appetite are interlinked?
The meatloaf I fixed from MCC:FFR was one of the best I've ever made (not that this says too much - as it's probably the third). But even Joe, the foody, was impressed. And I have to come clean and confess that I did consult other recipes and made alterations while making this one. I did not have carrots in my fridge, but these seemed odd in a meatloaf anyway, so I left them out. I used 2 lbs. ground beef, since that's what I had, and added a dash of dry mustard and garlic powder and 1/2 cup evaporated milk to the meat mix. Then I followed the egg-in-the-middle suggestion, which I thought sounded intriguing, but only 2 of mine fit well so I left out the 3rd. Lastly, I mixed the following topping and poured it over the loaf before baking. Very yummy!!
Topping:
6 T. brown sugar (I'd use less next time)
1/2 c. catsup
1/4 t. nutmeg
2 t. dry mustard
posted by A Knutson at 12:50 PM
1 Comments:
You both need to check out the NYTimes confirmation that your love for meat 'n potatoes is normal and so appreciated that the Lancaster Goods are getting rich because of it.
And as of when I published this comment (5/8/06 10:30 p.m.), this article was #4 on their most popular emailed stories! I saw it only online, but was told that it was on p. 1 of the print edition...slow news day??! Now I just need to get GC on the cover...anyone want to brew up a scandal?
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