As a little girl, my Daddy did most of the cooking. He wasn’t a gourmet per-say, however what he made, he made well! This is one of those dishes that isn’t particularly innovative it is just a good meatloaf. Honestly I didn’t know how bad meatloaf could be until I went away to college. I am southern and my meatloaf is topped with ketchup not gravy to me gravy turns it into something like Salisbury steak or uh something I am not fond of. I hope your family will enjoy this recipe as much as mine does.
1 1/2 lbs of “meatloaf mix” (pork, beef & veal)
1/2 onion, chopped
1/2 c panko breadcrumbs
1 egg
2 Tb worchestershire sauce
2 Tb ketchup
2 tsp garlic powder
s & p to taste
I like to mix this all up together and let sit in fridge for a few hrs.
Topping:
1 c ketchup
1 Tb brown sugar
1 Tb vinegar
1 Tb mustard
Bake at 375 for 60-90 mins. May want to tent with foil for first 30-45 mins and remove for last half. Enjoy!!
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
peel and dice potatoes and toss with 2 T olive oil and 2 T your fav curry powder ( I like Madras which is a RED base as well as Dean & Deluca which is a YELLOW base) I also love to toss 1 T of Nigella Seeds (if you have, just adds another layer of flavor) I set oven on 375 and bake for apx 45 mins. Till fork tender. DELISH
What food reminds you of family?
Your meatloaf sounds GREAT!!! My recipe almost the same, but you add brown sugar and vinegar. I’ll have to try it.
Geri
Yummy! Here from CCWA. This is just what I needed since I could never get the ketsup “topping” right.
I have some questions about hair color, which can wait.
And almost anything made with beef reminds me of home: my dad grew up on a dairy farm and Granpa started butchering cows about the time I started helping mom in the kitchen.
oops, and I forgot mention: I LOVE the look of your blog!
Thanks for coming by!! Ask away on the hair questions. And the topping is what makes the meatloaf!!
I love that your dad did the cooking – so cute! Since I am Italian, I love love love pasta and that is my comfort food…in general, all carbs are my friends đŸ™‚
A good meatloaf is a wonderful thing and how nice to have this recipe from your dad.
Growing up meatloaf was my Mom’s *clean out the fridge* meal. You never knew what she has stuck in that loaf, lol. YUCK!! When I finally started making my own, I tried a few recipes and than basically stuck to the one I really liked…your recipe is almost identical to the one I use. And I love to serve sweet potatoes with meatloaf…just seems a great match.
Blessings!
Gail