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From Mamma’s Kitchen: Meatloaf
Published 11:39 PST, Fri February 14, 2025
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Comfort Food—meatloaf recipe
Although it’s been a while, you may remember in previous articles from Mamma’s Kitchen the history behind these recipes came from my Mom who grew up in a French-Canadian family of 8 brothers and sisters. Making the food budget stretch without sacrificing the quality and the flavour of French cooking took creative preparation. This meatloaf recipe is a family favourite served with creamy mashed potatoes and vegetables of your choice. It’s so easy to prepare, affordable and packed with flavour, which I like to refer to as ‘comfort food’. For a family, preparation is affordable, quick to prepare and provides 8 healthy thick servings and if served as a leftover, the flavour is still great.
Ingredients for a classic meatloaf
• Ground beef: Lean ground beef for the perfect balance of flavour and juiciness
• Breadcrumbs and Eggs: Helps to hold the meat together and give it the right texture
• Onions: Finely chopped onions add flavour to the meatloaf
• Garlic: Crushed garlic bud adds a little extra flavour
• Seasonings: Salt, pepper, mustard and ketchup are essential for any recipe to enhance the flavour
Preparation
• Preheat oven Bake 350 degrees
• Meat: Place 1 pound in a large bowl and make a hole in the centre
• Bread: In a small bowl, tear 3 slices white bread into small pieces and soften with milk
• Onion: Finely chop 3/4 cup—add to bread mixture
• Garlic: Crush one bud—add to bread mixture
• Egg: In a separate small bowl beat one egg - add to bread mixture
• Pour bread mixture in centre hole of meat
• With clean hands start mixing the meat with the added ingredients
• Add a dash of salt and pepper
• Add a dash of mustard and ketchup
• With hands blend thoroughly all ingredients
• Aluminum bread pan L.8” x W.4” x D.4”
• Pack down evenly meatloaf ingredients filling just short of top of pan
• Place in the oven for 80 to 90 minutes
• Remove from the oven let sit for 5 minutes
• Remove meatloaf from pan, place on wooden board
• Wrap in foil to maintain the juices
Glaze Sauce
• In a small pot heat a small can of cream of tomato soup
• Add 3 tablespoons of brown sugar
• Stir constantly, bring to boiling point
• Remove from heat
• Remove foil from meatloaf and place on a platter
• Pour Glaze Sauce along the top of meatloaf allowing it to drip over the sides
• Slice and serve with your favourite vegetables
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