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Meatloaf

Old Fashoned Meatloaf

What makes homemade meatloaf so beloved is its versatility. You can use different kinds of meat like beef, pork, turkey, or even a combination to suit your taste or dietary needs.
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Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 People

Equipment

  • 1 Skillet
  • 1 medium sized bowl
  • 1 large bowl
  • 1 9" x 5" loaf pan
  • 1 Small Mixing Bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tbsp Unsalted butter
  • 1 medium yellow onion finely chopped
  • 1 stalk Celery finely chopped
  • 3 cloves Garlic finely chopped
  • 1 tsp Dried thyme
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp Reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Large eggs
  • ½ Cup Whole milk
  • ½ tsp Unflavored powdered gelatin
  • 1½ lb Ground Beef (80% lean) ground beef
  • ½ lb Ground pork
  • ½ Cup ground Saltines (from about 3/4 sleeve)
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 Cup Ketchup
  • 2 tbsp Brown sugar
  • 1 Chopped fresh thyme, for serving garnish (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a medium skillet over medium high-heat, melt butter. Cook onions and celery, stirring occasionally, until softened and translucent, 10 to 15 minutes. Add garlic and thyme and cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Remove from heat. Mix in mustard, soy sauce, tomato paste, and Worcestershire. Transfer to a medium bowl and let cool slightly.
  • In a large bowl, lightly beat eggs to combine, then stir in milk. Sprinkle gelatin over and let sit 5 minutes.
  • Add beef, pork, Saltines, and onion mixture; season with salt and pepper. Using your hands or a rubber spatula, mix until meat starts to feel tacky.
  • In a small bowl, stir ketchup and brown sugar until combined.
  • Spoon half of the meat mixture into a 9" x 5" loaf pan, making sure there are no air pockets. Spread half of ketchup mixture on top. Cover with remaining meat mixture. Spread top with remaining ketchup mixture.
  • Bake meatloaf until browned and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers 160°, 40 to 50 minutes.
  • Turn on broiler, if desired. Broil, watching closely, until top browns in spots, 2 to 3 minutes
  • Let sit 15 minutes. Carefully drain excess fat and remove loaf from pan with a spatula. Top with thyme (if using).
  • Plate with mash potatoes and string beans
  • Oh it's so good

Notes

Serve with string beans and Mash Potatoes
Keyword American Classic, Homemade