Food Wines No Apologies Meatloaf Recipes

MEATLESS MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 8x4 inch loaf pan.
• Place the onion, celery, fresh tomato, garlic, carrots, and salt and pepper into a food processor. Process until the vegetables have been pureed. Add the egg, tofu, and Parmesan cheese; process. Finally, pour in the bread crumbs, and process until evenly incorporated and the mixture is firmer. Pack the mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes, then top with the Cheddar cheese and canned crushed tomatoes. Continue baking until the cheese melts and the crushed tomatoes are hot, about 15 minutes more.

FOOD & WINE'S NO-APOLOGIES MEATLOAF

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt the butter over moderate heat. Add the onion, green pepper, celery, and thyme. Reduce the heat to low; cook covered, stirring one or twice, until the vegetables are very soft (about 20 minutes). Remove from heat; cool to room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 350°F In a large bowl, combine cooked vegetables and beef. Add oats, 1/3 cup ketchup, eggs, salt, and pepper; mix well. Spoon the meat mixture into a large shallow baking dish. Form the meat into a flat loaf about 2 inches high and smooth the top with the back of a spoon. Spread the remaining 1/3 cup ketchup over the loaf; arrange the bacon strips on top.
• Bake the meatloaf for 1 hour or until it is just cooked through and shows no trace of pink. (A thermometer will register 145°F in the center of the loaf). Let the meatloaf stand for about 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
• NOTES: For my large family, I double the recipe and increase cooking time to approximately 1-1/2 hours. A dash of Worcestershire sauce or Pick-A-Pepa kicks up the flavor nicely. You can also substitute turkey bacon, or omit the bacon and add a dash of liquid smoke. Using tomato paste on top of the meatloaf instead of ketchup adds a tangy flavor.

EDWARD'S OPEN-FACED MEATLOAF SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Meatloaf-preheat oven to 350°.
• Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring often, 8-10 minutes or until crisp.
• Remove bacon, and drain on paper towels, reserving drippings in skillet.
• Add onions and next 2 ingredients to hot drippings, and saute 3 minutes.
• Add mushrooms; saute 4 minutes.
• Transfer mixture to a large bowl, and let cool to room temperature (about 30 minutes).
• Add ground chuck, next 5 ingredients, 1/2 cup ketchup, 1 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper and cooked bacon to onion mixture in bowl, and combine mixture, using hands.
• Stir together brown sugar, soy sauce, and remaining 1/2 cup ketchup in a separate bowl.
• Transfer meat mixture to a lightly greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
• Brush top with ketchup mixture.
• Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes to 1 hour and 30 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 155° (insert in center).
• Let cool in pan on a wire rack 1 hour, reserving 1 cup drippings.
• Gravy--melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Whisk in flour until smooth.
• Slowly whisk in broth and meatloaf drippings.
• Decrease heat to med-low, and simmer, whisking constantly, 2 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Stir in 1/4 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper, and 1/4 tsp lemon juice; remove from ehat.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Arrange Texas Toast slices on a baking sheet, and bake 8 minutes on each side or until golden; remove from oven.
• Melt 1 tbsp butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Gently break 4 eggs into a hot skillet.
• Cook 2-3 minutes on each side or to desired degree of doneness.
• Remove from skillet, and cover with foil.
• Repeat procedure with remaining 4 eggs.
• Cut meatloaf into 8 slices.
• Sprinkle tomato slices with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Spread 1 side of each toast slice with 1 1/2 tsp mayonnaise.
• Top each toast slice, mayonnaise side up, with 1 tomato slice and 1 meatloaf slice.
• Gently place 1 egg on each meatloaf slice.
• Serve with gravy; sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley and freshly ground pepper.

NO ORDINARY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x5 inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In food processor or blender, pulse stuffing mix to fine crumbs; place in large bowl. Stir in ground beef, ground pork, onion, green pepper, tomatoes, eggs, seasoned salt, seasoning blend, and pepper. Use your hands to mix very well; pat into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, 45 minutes to 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (72 degrees C). Cool for 5 to 10 minutes before slicing.

SPICY MEATLOAF SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In medium bowl combine eggs, bread crumbs, onion, tomatoes, raisins, salt, cloves, and pepper.
• Add meat; mix well.
• Lightly pat meat mixture into 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
• Bake 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until internal temperature registers 160°F.
• Spoon off fat.
• In bowl combine ketchup and brown sugar; spread over meat.
• Bake 5 minutes more.
• Let stand 15 minutes.
• Using two spatulas, lift meatloaf from pan to cutting board.
• Cut into 12 slices.
• Stir together mayonnaise and horseradish. Spread mayonnaise mixture on bread.
• Top bread with 2 meatloaf slices.

GLAZED MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Combine beef, oatmeal, seasonings, onion, 1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce, milk& egg; mix well.
• Place mixture in loaf pan.
• Pierce top with a fork.
• Combine remaining ingredients in sauce pan; blend well.
• Heat sauce to boiling.
• Pour 3/4 of sauce over the loaf.
• Bake 350 for 45 minutes.
• Spoon remaining sauce over loaf before slicing.

"BETTER THAN BEEF" MEATLESS MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Very generously grease a loaf pan.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add mushrooms and 1 teaspoon kosher salt and sauté until nicely browned and juices have evaporated, about 10 minutes. Stir in onion and cook until soft, another 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add celery, tomato paste, and beef base; cook and stir until tomato paste begins to toast on the bottom of the pan, about 3 minutes. Stir in water and turn off the heat; let sit for about 3 minutes.
• Transfer mushroom mixture into a food processor. Add cooked lentils and pulse until finely chopped but not pureed.
• Transfer to a mixing bowl and add eggs, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, pepper, remaining 1 teaspoon salt, oregano, thyme, cayenne, ketchup, bread crumbs, oats, and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. Mix until thoroughly combined.
• Transfer mixture into the prepared loaf pan, then wrap with foil and place on a sheet pan.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until firm to the touch, about 1 hour.
• Remove the loaf from the oven and place on a wire rack. Remove the foil and place it on the baking sheet. Grease the foil with 2 teaspoons olive oil. Let the loaf sit for 10 to 15 minutes, and increase the oven temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• While the loaf is resting, make the glaze: Whisk ketchup, Dijon mustard, and brown sugar together in a small bowl.
• Invert the loaf onto the foil and spread glaze all over the surface, mostly on the top but some on the sides.
• Return to the oven and bake until the glaze is cooked on, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Carefully transfer the loaf onto a cutting board. Cut into 6 slices and serve.