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May 8th, 2012

What’s Cooking?, Sweet ‘n’ Saucy Meatloaf, Comfort Food, Recipe, Easy, Gluten Free, Curry?, Coffee? Hope you have leftovers!!

 

I cannot believe I am putting this recipe again on my website.  It finds itself in the blog again, because it is sooooo good.  Well, if you don’t like coffee or curry, then skip this post.  You can probably make it without it, but, it won’t be the same.

So, I found myself in the mood for comfort food.  It has been windy and cloudy this afternoon in the Delmarva Peninsula.  The weather has been changing and a stormy night of rain awaits us all.

“Comfort foods may be foods that have a nostalgic element either to an individual or a specific culture.”  They have flavor, color, and are easy to prepare.  Comfort foods mofidy or affect our moods.

The recipe is not an original of mine.  It was found on a Southern Living Magazine.  I have claimed it my own, since I have changed it to be gluten free.  To tell you the truth, not much needed to be changed.  The cup of breadcrumbs was the main ingredient that needed some alteration.  That was not a problem.  Just crush gluten free crackers; enough to make crumbs.

 

Sweet ‘n’ Saucy Meatloaf

 

For the meatloaf:

1 pound lean ground beef

1 pount pork sausage (I used Jimmy Dean’s. It is gluten free.)

1 cup breadcrumbs (made with gluten free crackers)

1 large egg, beaten

1 medium onion, chopped

1/2 cup milk

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1 tablespoon fresh parsley (I forgot to get it, so I used dried.)

1 tablespoon curry powder

1/2 teaspoon pepper

 

Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.

Combine all the above, 10, ingredients. 

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Shape into a loaf and place in a lightly greased baking pan.

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Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.  Make the sauce.  After the 30 minutes of baking the meatloaf, pour 1/2 of the sauce over it and bake another 45 minutes.

 

Sauce:

2 tablespoons butter

1 small onion chopped

1/2 cup ketchup (Heinz is gluten free.)

1/4 cup packed brown sugar (I used Spenda Brown Sugar Blend)

1/4 cup water

1/4 cup beef broth

1/4 cup Worcestershire Sauce (It is gluten free.)

1 tablespoon instant coffee

2 tablespoons rice vinegar

2 teaspoons lemon juice

 

Melt butter in skillet over medium heat.  Add onion and saute for 5 minutes.  Stir in remaining ingredients.  Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes.

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You see how easy this recipe is?  If you think that the pan in the oven needs more sauce, then you know what to do.  You can also add a bit of more beef broth to the pan. 

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You can dress up the mealoaf with greens and mashers.  Or, do like I did and add a side of buttery acorn squash.  Remember to save sauce to drizzle over the meatloaf.

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This recipe serves about 4 people with leftovers.

Enjoy and make it your own…talk to you later.

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August 7th, 2011

A Worthy Meatloaf, Sweet And Saucy, Curry?, Coffee?, You’ll see how good it is…

 

I wish I could take credit for this recipe.  I don’t.  It was in a Southern Living Magazine some years ago.  Roberta, one of my usual suspects, gave it to me.  I have passed it around.  I put it here, on my blog, without pictures, last year.  The other night I had that craving for it.  Then, I took a couple of pictures.  I am not kidding.  It is pretty good. 

It is not the concept of a meatloaf (icky, mushy and nasty).  Tha’s what some might say.  It is the way it has been prepared.  There are more people that don’t know how to cook a good meatloaf, than the ones that do.  Does it make sense?  Or, you might not even care.  Once you try this one, you might think twice about it.

Meatloaf has its origins in Europe.  It is a traditional German, Belgian and Dutch dish.  It is said that it is a cousin of the Italian Meatball.  But, here, they say that meatloaf has its origins in scrapple?  What?  No wonder I like it.  Scrapple is one of my favorites.  My friend, Missy, loves it too.

So, here is the recipe again, with photos.

 

Sweet and Saucy – A Meatloaf

 

For the meatloaf you will need:

1 lb. lean ground beef

1 lb pork sausage (I used Jimmy Deans low fat)

1 cup fine breadcrumbs (I made my own; gluten free)

1 large egg, beaten

1 medium, onion diced

1/2 cup milk

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1 tblsp. chopped fresh parsley

1 tblsp. curry (mild or hot)

1 tsp. salt (optional)

1/2 tsp. pepper

 

Pre-heat oven to 375 degres.

Combine the ingredients that are in the meatloaf.  Shape into a loaf and place in a very lightly greased pan.

You can place the meatloaf in the oven.  Bake for 30 minutes while you make the sauce.

 

Sauce:

2 tblsps. butter

1 small onion, chopped

1/2 cup Ketchup

1/4 cup packed brown sugar (I used Splenda Brown Sugar Blend)

1/4 cup water

1/4 cup beef broth (I used the low salt)

1/4 cup Worcestershire Sauce

1 tblsp. instant coffee (decaf or regular)

2 tblsps. rice vinegar

2 tsps. lemon juice

 

It is a sauce full of flavor.

It is a sauce full of flavor.

Melt butter in a deep skillet or other pan and heat.  Add onion and saute for 5 minutes. Stir in 1/2 cup Ketchup and the remaining ingredients.  Bring to a boil, reduce heat immediately, and simmer for 10 minutes.

 

After the meatloaf has been baking for 30 minutes, then pour 1/2 of the sauce over it and bake for another 45 minutes.  Soon it will be ready with a wonderful color.

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I served it just with a salad.  But if you are in the mood for comfort food, then add mashers or rice.

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Leftovers?  I love a good meatloaf sandwich!!

Make it your own and enjoy!!….Talk to you later….

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