Meatloaf

"I'm WAAAAY better than meatloaf....." - K

Published on April 22, 2006 By pseudosoldier In Cooking

Modified from a recipe found in Muscle&Fitness magazine, three issues ago:

This time, I kinda doubled it to a 2-lb meatloaf, way too much for me to even think about eating all of it tonight. I'm trying to train myself to save food for leftovers, and I bought a microwave today.

1lb extra lean ground beef
1lb lean ground turkey
1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
2 eggs, whole (the recipe called for 2 egg whites, but I'm going full fat on these bad boys)
1/3 cup BBQ sauce
1/2 an onion
3 cloves of garlic

The onion and garlic is coarsely cut, because I'm not good enough to do it any other way. I did buy an actual cutting board today, so I don't have to use a paper plate, but I still only have those four crappy steak knives. I mean, they're good steak knives, they're just not great cutting-up-onions-and-garlic knives.

Mix everything together in a loaf pan and then wash your hand because it has egg and meat and bread crumbs all over it.

The recipe for 1/2 of this called for 375 degrees for 25 minutes. When I followed it more precisely the first time I tried it, that wasn't quite enough to get all the pink out of the middle. This time I was at 375 for 35 minutes, and ate 1/8 of the loaf (which would be a serving size). Then I put it back in for 5 minutes and ate another 1/8 of it (continuing on toward the middle). This was where the pink started. So, it's going to "season" in the oven a bit more before I put the rest (3/4) of it away for another day.

If I get hungry later, it's time for corn on the cob (so it doesn't go bad, it's been in the fridge for a couple days). Tomorrow is going to be a ham (my second ever). Wish me luck.

Comments

dharmagrl

on Apr 22, 2006

I dunno if you've ever had meatloaf sandwiches, but they're awesome! You don't even have to reheat them.

I like that it has turkey in it - I'll have to try that the next time I make meatloaf. Actually, I think I'm going to make one for supper tomorrow night - that way we'll have leftovers for next week. If you need any help with ideas for leftovers, let me know - after 13 years of cohabitation and 3 kids, I'm a veritable leftover Queen.

I made my first ever ham last easter. I fretted over it for days, until someone pointed out that it was actually already cooked and that all I had to do was glaze it and warm it through.

Yeah, that was a duh moment for me.

terpfan1980

on Apr 22, 2006

Darn, I thought this was gonna be about the musician Meatloaf.

Another of those great I would do anything for love, but I won't do that opportunities lost

pseudosoldier

on Apr 23, 2006

I guess the "washing my hands" part didn't work out so well. They smelled of onions and garlic while I was praying at Mass this morning.

dharmagrl

on Apr 23, 2006

They smelled of onions and garlic while I was praying at Mass this morning

Lemon juice. Works a charm.

There's nothing wrong with smelling like garlic and onions. I can think of worse things to smell like.

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