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Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!

 
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Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!
so I've got 2.5ish lbs of lean fresh ground. I've got breadcrumbs, ketchup, garlic, sweet onions, lots of spices and seasonings at my disposal...

My question is, how do I make meat loaf TASTE like meat loaf?

I keep getting a giant tasty meatball log with a ketchupy top and that's just not meat loaf!

Help an aspiring meat loafer out!
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Re: Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!
so I've got 2.5ish lbs of lean fresh ground. I've got breadcrumbs, ketchup, garlic, sweet onions, lots of spices and seasonings at my disposal...

My question is, how do I make meat loaf TASTE like meat loaf?

I keep getting a giant tasty meatball log with a ketchupy top and that's just not meat loaf!

Help an aspiring meat loafer out!
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76101248


Sometimes I put chedder cheese and bacon in the middle. Make sure bacon is cooked first and make sure the cheese and bacon are sealed good in the meat.
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Re: Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!
so I've got 2.5ish lbs of lean fresh ground. I've got breadcrumbs, ketchup, garlic, sweet onions, lots of spices and seasonings at my disposal...

My question is, how do I make meat loaf TASTE like meat loaf?

I keep getting a giant tasty meatball log with a ketchupy top and that's just not meat loaf!

Help an aspiring meat loafer out!
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76101248


Sometimes I put chedder cheese and bacon in the middle. Make sure bacon is cooked first and make sure the cheese and bacon are sealed good in the meat.
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I bought jalapeno cheddar and bacon today! You got me thinking here
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Re: Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!
Mom added an egg or two and tore up real bred into tiny pieces to mix in..
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Re: Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!
Peas, carrots and a bit of parsley.

Yum.

What time is dinner?
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Re: Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!
You've got a good base.
Try adding
Eggs - mix 1 or 2 raw eggs into the meat with the bread crumbs or crackers and a little of these along with it.
Worcestershire
mustard
basil
oregano
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Shit! It’s sunday here already...looks like I missed out.
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Re: Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!
Mom added an egg or two and tore up real bread into tiny pieces to mix in..
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the eggs help give it the shape and flavor you want OP
lots of good ideas here.

I like garlic in it.

Last Edited by beeches on 03/13/2021 05:58 PM
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Re: Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!
I have had a lot of compliments on my meatloaf. It's this simple recipe from Quaker Oats:


Ingredients
1-1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1 cup tomato juice or tomato sauce (I use Campbell's tomato juice)
3/4 cup Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 egg or 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Cooking Instructions
Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, combine all ingredients, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Press into 8 x 4-inch loaf pan.
Bake 1 hour to medium (160°F) doneness until not pink in center and juices show no pink color. Let stand 5 minutes.

Added tips. I never did this:

Cook's Tips:
Customize meatloaf by adding one of the following to meatloaf ingredients:
1/2 cup frozen (thawed) or canned (drained) corn
1/2 cup chopped green or red bell pepper
One 2-1/2-ounce jar sliced mushrooms, drained
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley or cilantro
Sprinkle top of baked meatloaf with 1 cup shredded cheese. Return to oven for 3 minutes to melt cheese.
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Re: Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!
You've got a good base.
Try adding
Eggs - mix 1 or 2 raw eggs into the meat with the bread crumbs or crackers and a little of these along with it.
Worcestershire
mustard
basil
oregano
 Quoting: The Rickest Rick Sanchez

Ya egg for sure, but I like the Worcester idea! I know to be careful with it....about how much would you drop in??

I've got killer super peppery oregano from a Greek friends Ma. Same thing, how much? I'll go a bit less cause it's fire
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OK you got me...was havin' a few drinky-poos last night and this came on...So my fat gut was inspired and here we are! Thank-you for the song Bud!
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Re: Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!
I have had a lot of compliments on my meatloaf. It's this simple recipe from Quaker Oats:


Ingredients
1-1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1 cup tomato juice or tomato sauce (I use Campbell's tomato juice)
3/4 cup Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 egg or 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Cooking Instructions
Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, combine all ingredients, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Press into 8 x 4-inch loaf pan.
Bake 1 hour to medium (160°F) doneness until not pink in center and juices show no pink color. Let stand 5 minutes.

Added tips. I never did this:

Cook's Tips:
Customize meatloaf by adding one of the following to meatloaf ingredients:
1/2 cup frozen (thawed) or canned (drained) corn
1/2 cup chopped green or red bell pepper
One 2-1/2-ounce jar sliced mushrooms, drained
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley or cilantro
Sprinkle top of baked meatloaf with 1 cup shredded cheese. Return to oven for 3 minutes to melt cheese.
 Quoting: nutmeg



Oats!!..Hmmmm, ya no corn or any of that extra jazz I guess the oats in place of bread crumb...OK I'm gonna make that switch 100% I love oats daily
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Re: Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!
the eggs help give it the shape and flavor you want OP
lots of good ideas here.

I like garlic in it.
 Quoting: beeches


Got some elephant garlic today on my run. Not commie garlic either! That's a for sure!
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Re: Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!
Shit! It’s sunday here already...looks like I missed out.
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Sunday summer Eh!! Grill an animal and drink beers...

Soon, here!
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Re: Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!
Age old stand by...mix in a packet of lipton onion soup mix.

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Re: Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!
use stuffing mix instead of bread crumbs..
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Re: Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!
add mushrooms and grated carrots too
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Re: Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!
Age old stand by...mix in a packet of lipton onion soup mix.

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 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78153503


Is that what is is???? There IS a missing link! I'm gonna do oats, sans breadcrumbs add some oregano and woosh sauce...I'm gonna add that too, less off my salt...I have packs of that in my panic pantry
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use stuffing mix instead of bread crumbs..
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That's a genius idea! Got that in the panic pantry too...Let me ask you, have you heard of oats as the binder grain? Do you think the stuffing box would be better?!
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Re: Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!
add mushrooms and grated carrots too
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No shrooms at hand but carrots plenty...That's a good idea. I do that trick to a lot of things and noooobody knows and it works! That's in there bro fer sher
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Re: Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!
A good meat loaf has some bread crumbs (not too much), ground chuck and some pork sausage, diced vidalia onions, a beaten egg, and is baked in a glass loaf pan. Not metal or it makes a mess to clean out.

Obviously you should either roast some potatoes nor bake them or make scalloped potatoes, or whip some too.

Candied carrots or parsnips goes well with it for contrast.
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Re: Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!
You have everything, except maybe green bell peppers.

Try wrapping bacon, it's awesome.
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Re: Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!
Rather than chopping onion, grate it with a box grater over your bowl of bread crumbs. Combine well and let sit for 10 minutes before adding rest of ingredients. Makes your meatloaf softer and eliminates biting into big chunks of onion.

Also add al least an equal amount of liquid as you do breadcrumbs...milk, beef broth ,even beer.
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Re: Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!
First of all ditch the breadcrumbs. Take about 6 slices of bread tear it up, put it in a bowl and pour enough milk on it so it gets soggy. Put that in the fridge. When you are ready to make your meatloaf pour off the excess milk and add that to your hamburger with a couple eggs.

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Re: Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!
A good meat loaf has some bread crumbs (not too much), ground chuck and some pork sausage, diced vidalia onions, a beaten egg, and is baked in a glass loaf pan. Not metal or it makes a mess to clean out.

Obviously you should either roast some potatoes nor bake them or make scalloped potatoes, or whip some too.

Candied carrots or parsnips goes well with it for contrast.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 53640197


Scalloped is on the menu 100% We think alike...My loaf is good but there is a missing link...It might be onion soup mix actually...As far as crumbs go, all I have is panko but someone suggested oats and another suggested a box of stuffing mix...they might be outstanding additions but I don't think those are the missing link necessarily. Onion soup powder is a classic ghetto flavour enhancer for sure...I should summon a tarot car reader
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Re: Saturday Night Meat Loaf...Tips & Tricks Please!
You have everything, except maybe green bell peppers.

Try wrapping bacon, it's awesome.
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got the green bells in the crisper!





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