How to Make Classic Meatloaf

Name: How to Make Classic Meatloaf
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters plain bread crumbs; 2 Tbsps brown sugar; 1 carrot, coarsely chopped; 1 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 1 rib celery, coarsely chopped; 2 Tbsps Dijon mustard; 1 egg, beaten; 3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped; 1 kilograms ground chuck; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon dried Italian herbs; 2 Tbsps ketchup; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 1 onion, coarsely chopped; 8 servings hot pepper sauce to taste; 1 red bell pepper, coarsely chopped; 2 teaspoons salt; 4 white mushrooms, coarsely chopped; 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

How to Make Classic Meatloaf might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 8 servings with 460 calories, 28g of protein, and 30g of fat each. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of salt, brown sugar, ground chuck, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the egg you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

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Oven

Place the carrot, celery, onion, red bell pepper, mushrooms, and garlic in a food processor, and pulse until very finely chopped, almost to a puree.

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Red Pepper

Mushrooms

Carrot

Celery

Garlic

Onion

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Food Processor

Place the minced vegetables into a large mixing bowl, and mix in ground chuck, Worcestershire sauce, and egg.

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Worcestershire Sauce

Ground Chuck

Vegetable

Egg

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Mixing Bowl

Add Italian herbs, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper.

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Cayenne Pepper

Italian Seasoning

Black Pepper

Salt

Mix gently with a wooden spoon to incorporate vegetables and egg into the meat.

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Vegetable

Meat

Egg

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Wooden Spoon

Pour in bread crumbs. With your hand, gently mix in the crumbs with your fingertips just until combined, about 1 minute.

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Breadcrumbs

Form the meatloaf into a ball.

Pour olive oil into a baking dish and place the ball of meat into the dish. Shape the ball into a loaf, about 4 inches high by 6 inches long.

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Olive Oil

Meat

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Baking Pan

Bake in the preheated oven just until the meatloaf is hot, about 15 minutes.

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Oven

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, ketchup, Dijon mustard, and hot sauce. Stir until the brown sugar has dissolved.

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Dijon Mustard

Brown Sugar

Hot Sauce

Ketchup

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Bowl

Remove the meatloaf from the oven. With the back of a spoon, smooth the glaze onto the top of the meatloaf, then pull a little bit of glaze down the sides of the meatloaf with the back of the spoon.

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Glaze

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Oven

Return meatloaf to oven, and bake until the loaf is no longer pink inside and the glaze has baked onto the loaf, 30 to 35 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the loaf should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

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Glaze

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Kitchen Thermometer