Aunt Peggys Old Fashioned Meat Loaf Recipes

FAVORITE OLD FASHIONED MEATLOAF

Steps:

• An hour or so before preparation, remove beef from fridge and allow to come to room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 400* F. Grease a standard sized loaf pan and set aside.
• In blender, process bread into fairly fine crumbs--you need about 1 1/2 cups of crumbs.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs slightly with a fork. Add hamburger, breaking into large pieces as you do so. Mix slightly with a wooden spoon or paddle.
• Add remaining ingredients and mix well with spoon or paddle. When fairly well incorporated, finish mixing by hand until you have a relatively homogeneous mixture. Don't handle too much or meatloaf will be tough.
• Place meat mixture into loaf pan, pressing down as you do so to eliminate air pockets. Press down and flatten top. Meatloaf may have overflow of grease while cooking, so place on a baking sheet if desired to simplify cleanup.
• Bake at 400* F for 50 minutes or until juices are clear and meat thermometer registers about 160-170* F.
• Remove from oven, allow to rest for 5-10 minutes, and drain juices. Carefully invert onto serving platter. Serve sliced, with ketchup if desired.

EASY OLD FASHIONED MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Thoroughly mix all ingredients.
• Shape in loaf pan.
• Cover with more ketchup if desired.
• Bake one hour at 350 degrees.

PAULA DEEN'S OLD-FASHIONED MEATLOAF

Steps:

• preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• mix all ingredients except ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar.
• place into baking dish and shape into loaf.
• mix ketchup, mustard and brown sugar.
• spread on loaf.
• bake for 1 hour.

ANN'S OLD FASHIONED MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Saute vegetables in oil until carrots are soft.
• Add garlic and saute about 1-2 minutes longer.
• Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
• In a large bowl, combine beef, bread crumbs, and cooled vegetables.
• In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, salt, pepper, thyme, parsley, Worcestershire sauce and catsup until combined.
• Pour egg mixture over beef and mix with hands, handling just enough to combine evenly.
• Do not overmix, or it will be too dry.
• Pat mixture gently into greased loaf pan, but do not press down too firmly.
• Pour 1/2 cup tomato sauce evenly over the top and bake at 350 degrees for approximately 1-1/4 hours.
• Place on a wire rack and cool for 10 minutes before serving.
• Cut into thick slices and serve warm or cold with extra tomato sauce, if desired.
• I use crushed, canned tomatoes sometimes and that is very good too.