Cafeteria Meatloaffrom Food52 Recipes

MINI MEATLOAF TV DINNER

Steps:

• For the meatloaf: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat, add the oil and saute the onions until translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt, add the garlic and saute for 1 to 2 minutes without letting the garlic brown. Remove from the heat and cool.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, gelatin, mustard, Worcestershire, hot sauce and eggs and season with salt and pepper. Let it sit for 5 minutes so the gelatin can bloom.
• Add the meat along with the crackers, parsley and cooked onion and garlic; mix with your hands until evenly combined. Place the meat mixture on a parchment-lined sheet tray. Using your hands, and without overworking the meat, form into 6 football-shaped free-form loaves.
• For the glaze: In a small bowl, combine the BBQ sauce, brown sugar and apple cider vinegar.
• Slather the glaze over the meatloaves and bake, basting again halfway through, until the meat registers 165 degrees F, about 1 hour. Let rest for 20 minutes.
• For the roasted russet potatoes with garlic and rosemary: Heat the olive oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add potatoes cut-side down and cook, without moving, until golden, 6 to 7 minutes.
• Flip the potatoes using a fish spatula and lower the heat to medium low. Cover and cook until the potatoes are knife-tender, 7 to 8 more minutes.
• Toss the potatoes with salt and pepper. Add the rosemary and garlic, cover again, take off the heat and let infuse for an additional 45 seconds using the residual heat left in the skillet. Taste, adjust the seasoning if necessary and serve.
• For the green beans: Bring a pot of water to a boil. Set up an ice bath. Blanch the green beans in the boiling water until bright green and tender, a few minutes. Remove from the water and immediately plunge into the ice bath.
• Meanwhile, heat a saute pan with olive oil over medium-high heat. Toss the green beans in the pan with the lemon zest and juice and salt and pepper to taste until warmed through, 2 to 3 minutes.

CAFETERIA'S MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Combine all the ingredients, mix well and divide among 6 greased mini loaf pans. (Each should hold about 1 1/2 cups.) Or form by hand into small loaves and bake on a sheet pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted into the center reaches 165 degrees. Remove from the pans and serve.

50'S PRIME TIME CAFE - MOM'S MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350° F; lightly oil two 8-1/2 x 4-1/2" loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, combine the beef,pork, eggs, bread crumbs, onion, green and red bell peppers, 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, cracked peppercorns and salt just until well blended; do not over mix.
• Divide the meat mix in half, shape into 2 loaves, and place in the prepared loaf pans. bake for 50-60 minutes, or until the internal temperature taken with an instant-read thermometer is 155°F.
• In a small bowl, stir the ketchup, brown sugar, mustard and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce. brush the meatloaf with the ketchup mixture and bake for 10 minutes longer.
• Remove meatloaf from oven and let stand for 10 minute before serving.

LUBY'S CAFETERIA MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Lightly grease a large, shallow meatloaf pan, or a large shallow baking pan.
• In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients, mixing well.
• Firmly shape the meat into a 7 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2- inch loaf and place in the pan.
• Cover loosely with foil.
• Bake the meat loaf for 1 hour.
• Remove foil and continue baking for 5 minutes.
• *NOTE:For easy slicing, let the meat loaf stand at room temperature for 10 minutes.

CAFETERIA MEATLOAF/FROM FOOD52

Steps:

• First make the sauce. Add all ingredients in one pot and bring up to a boil. Adjust salt, pepper, sugar and vinegar to your preference. Turn of flame and set aside. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Rough chop the carrots, onion, celery and garlic. Add the rough chopped vegetables to a food processor and chop until very small pieces, about the size of large breadcrumbs. Pour into a large bowl. Add the eggs, cream, bacon, cheese, bread crumbs, ketchup, worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper to the large bowl and mix until everything is completely combined. Now add the ground beef to the bowl and mix extremely well until all of the ingredients are evenly distributed through the meat. Take a small non-stick saute pan and put a touch of oil in the pan until hot. Take a TBS. of the meat mixture and make a flat patty and cook in the saute pan, flip over and cook on both sides for a few minutes. Cool off and check for seasoning. This is a must do, do not skip this step! It usually takes 2 tries until you have the salt, pepper or whatever ingredients you might want more of adjusted. Take a baking pan and grease thouroughly. Now form the meatloaf into one large loaf in the center of the baking pan. If you are adding potatoes now would be the time to season them and add around the meatloaf. Brush the sauce on the meatloaf and put in the oven. Every 20 minutes or so pull out the meatloaf and re-baste with the sauce. If the meatloaf starts getting too dark on top then cover loosely with a sheet of foil paper. Cook until the center of the meatloaf registers 160 with a meat thermometer. This will take around 2 hours, depending how thick you form the meatloaf. Let the meatloaf sit for 15 minutes before you cut. Use additional sauce to top cut meatloaf if you desire. Your Best Meatloaf Contest Finalist!