mom's meatloaf
I love meatloaf and I especially liked it when my Mom made it. I like to make a sandwich out of the leftovers the next day....mmmm delicious. These web photos are ideas of how the finished product looks.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
Bake
yield
4 - 6
Ingredients
- MEATLOAF:
- 2 pounds ground beef (beef and pork mix or turkey)
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 - bell pepper, chopped
- 1 cup celery, diced
- 1 small can evaporated milk
- 2 - eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 - sleeve saltine crackers, crushed
- 1 small can tomato sauce
- 1 small can tomato paste
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- GLAZE:
- 1/3 cup dark karo syrup
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
How To Make mom's meatloaf
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Step 1In a large bowl, combine meat, onion, bell pepper, celery, tomato sauce, tomato paste, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly with your hands.
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Step 2In a separate bowl, combine the eggs and canned milk. stir well to combine.
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Step 3Pour this mixture into the meatloaf mixture and mix thoroughly with your hands. Add enough cracker crumbs to make the mixture stick together.
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Step 4In a separate bowl, combine the ingredients for the glaze and stir until well combined.
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Step 5Mold the meat into 2 loaf pans or 1 similar deep dish casserole dish. pour the glaze on the top of the meatloaf. Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350F for about 1 1/2 hours.
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Step 6After the meatloaf bakes for 1 hour, remove it from the oven, drain some of the liquid from the pan and put it back into the oven, uncovered, and finish baking.
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Step 7This can even be baked in muffin tins. Split the meat into equal portions and put them in your muffin tin and bake for @ 40 to 45 minutes. Makes 14 - 16 "muffin" meatloaves. The kids love this that way.
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