The Best Meatloaf Food

THE BEST MEATLOAF

Ingredients:

• ½ cup milk
• 1 cup soft bread crumbs
• 1 ½ pounds ground beef
• 1 ¼ teaspoons salt
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 3 tablespoons steak sauce, (e.g. Heinz 57)
• 1 onion, chopped
• ½ cup diced green bell pepper
• ¼ cup steak sauce, or more to taste

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan.
• Combine milk and soft bread crumbs in a small bowl and allow to soften, about 5 minutes.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, salt, pepper, egg, 3 tablespoons steak sauce, chopped onion, and green bell pepper. Add bread crumb mixture, and mix with your hands until all ingredients are combined.
• Pat the the mixture into the prepared loaf pan. Brush the top with additional steak sauce.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour or until done. Allow to stand 5 minutes before slicing.

CLASSIC MEATLOAF

Ingredients:

• 3 slices white sandwich bread
• 1/3 cup whole milk
• 1 1/2 pounds ground beef chuck
• 1/2 pound ground pork
• 1/2 medium onion, grated
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• Coarse salt and ground pepper

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Place bread in food processor; pulse until fine crumbs form. Transfer to a small bowl; stir in milk. Set aside, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine beef, pork, onion, garlic, egg, 1/4 cup ketchup, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add bread-milk mixture, and mix very gently with a fork (do not overmix).
• Place meat mixture on prepared baking sheet, and form into a loaf about 9 inches long and 4 to 5 inches wide.
• Bake, brushing twice with remaining 1/4 cup ketchup during baking, until an instant-read thermometer registers 160 degrees, 45 to 55 minutes. Let meatloaf rest 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

TOP RATED CLASSIC MEATLOAF

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 cup cracker crumb
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons mustard
• 2 tablespoons vinegar

Steps:

• Preheat oven 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine ground beef, cracker crumbs, salt, pepper, egg, onion and tomato sauce.
• Mix lightly.
• Shape into a loaf and place in a baking dish.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine the ketchup, brown sugar, water, mustard and vinegar.
• Brush the loaf with this mixture.
• Place meat loaf in oven and bake 1 hour and 15 minutes, basting occasionally with sauce.