This meatloaf has become a family favorite at our house, and I eventually (after several years) told him that I had never made a meatloaf, until that day! I kept the can to use as a pencil holder, until I finally decided to write the recipe down on paper and recycle the can (we had small children by then). I hope you enjoy this meatloaf as much as we have through the years!
Dutch Meatloaf
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
1 C. soft bread crumbs
1 Med. onion, chopped (we prefer 1/2)
1-15 oz. can tomato sauce
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 C. water
2 Tbsp. honey
2 Tbsp. mustard
1 Tbsp. vinegar
Lightly mix beef, crumbs, onion, 3/4 cup tomato sauce, egg, salt and pepper. Shape into a loaf in a shallow pan. Combine the remaining tomato sauce with the rest of the ingredients, and pour over the loaf. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour 15 minutes, basting with pan juices/sauce several times during baking. Makes 5-6 servings.
Now, you also need to know that every time I make a meatloaf, the Hubs begins quoting Jack Prelutsky's poem, My Mother Made a Meatloaf which can be read at Scrapbook.com
Meatloaf makes us laugh for so many reasons! And, we all need more laughter in our lives...remember when I posted the scientific study about optimists living longer? Eat some meatloaf, read the poem out loud to your kids, and have a laugh-out-loud good time!!
P.S. - It seems that every recipe I post has a story, or a tradition, or a special memory to go with it! What recipe do you make that has special meaning for you?
Blessings, Friends!
Now, you also need to know that every time I make a meatloaf, the Hubs begins quoting Jack Prelutsky's poem, My Mother Made a Meatloaf which can be read at Scrapbook.com
Meatloaf makes us laugh for so many reasons! And, we all need more laughter in our lives...remember when I posted the scientific study about optimists living longer? Eat some meatloaf, read the poem out loud to your kids, and have a laugh-out-loud good time!!
P.S. - It seems that every recipe I post has a story, or a tradition, or a special memory to go with it! What recipe do you make that has special meaning for you?
Blessings, Friends!
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4 comments:
Hey Jo!
The poems a hoot! And I had to LOL because I was just sitting here thinking about what's for dinner and I thought I'd made meatloaf LOL! I might just try your recipe....I've used the liptons onion soup recipe for years and think I'll break from our family meatloaf tradition and do something new!!!
Oh, as for the part about every recipe having a story, tradition or special meaning.......I love that! My adult son is a healh food nut and always just rolls his eyes at us when we fry anything BUT just let me mention that I'm gonna make deep fried country fried steak with grandmother's cream gravy and fried okra and he'll drive an hour and a half from Phoenix to have dinner with us and chow down on my Southern fried fixins! It become our family laugh - let mamma fix deep fried country fried steak and Chris will drop everything and drive faster than the speed limit to get home! Funny how food brings a family together! Come to think about it.....as I was just typing that the "marriage supper of the Lamb" scripture popped into my head! LOL! He knows His children can eat!!
Sweet Blessings!
Jackie
Wow, honey in a meatloaf recipe? That sounds interesting.
My mother recently wrote a post (which I've not put up yet) about her meatloaf-making skills, or lack thereof.
I actually do OK with meatloaf. My secret is to shred carrots up in it for sweetness and moisture. Also, I dump a lot of Hunt's tomato sauce (the kind with high fructose corn syrup already conveniently added) in there and use oatmeal (and no eggs) for the binder. It sounds crazy but somehow it works.
Have a great weekend.
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