CHUCKMAN’S
FAVORITE MEAT LOAF
Again an adaptation,
after many experiments, of one of my mother’s old recipes, a Sunday dinner we
always enjoyed as kids.
INGREDIENTS
Ground Beef
– about a pound
Ground Pork
– about a pound
3 medium
Onions
4
Tablespoons Tomato Ketchup
Panko
Breadcrumbs – about three handfuls – you may use ordinary
breadcrumbs, but texture will suffer.
breadcrumbs, but texture will suffer.
2 Eggs
Salt and
Pepper to taste
Oil for
sautéing onions
Cup of Beef
Stock
ALTERNATIVE
INGREDIENT
2 pounds of
Ground Beef/Pork/Veal often sold today in supermarkets
In any
case, you must have Pork for a great meat loaf.
METHOD
Salt and saute
Onions until beginning to brown slightly. Add Beef Stock, bring to boil, then
reduce heat to medium. Allow Beef Stock to reduce away, leaving Onions to
absorb the intense flavour. Set aside to cool.
(The above,
by the way, is an excellent method for other uses of cooked onions, especially
as a hamburger topping.)
Mix Beef,
Pork, Breadcrumbs, Eggs, Ketchup, Salt and Pepper in a bowl. When Onions are
cool, add them.
Form
mixture into a nice loaf about three inches high in a baking dish.
Bake at 350
degrees about one hour.
Delicious
with Baked Potatoes made in the same oven and a green salad.
Also
delicious with my special Acorn Squash recipe found on this site.
