Meatloaf

Mom's Meatloaf

Mix in a stainless steel bowl:

• 1 pkg (about 1 lb) ground beef
• 1 large egg
• 1 slice bread moistened with milk or water
• 1 peeled and chopped yellow onion or use dried onion flakes or onion powder as a substitute
• sprinkle of garlic powder (optional) or 1 tsp minced garlic

Place in a parchment-paper lined loaf pan, bake at 350 degrees F 50 minutes to 1 hour until cooked through.

Ann Landers' Meatloaf

When I was growing up my sisters and I used to like to read Ann Landers syndicated advice column in the newspaper. She gave a lot of good advice. One of her most popular columns was her recipe for meatloaf. Now we know it's not a good advice to cook with msg.

• 2 lbs ground beef and pork
• 2 large eggs, slightly beaten
• 1-1/2 cups breadcrumbs
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 1 tsp Accent seasoning (msg)
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1 package onion soup mix
• 1 cup tomato sauce

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl mix ground meat, eggs, breadcrumbs, ketchup, seasoning, onion soup mix and liquid.
3. Pat mixture into an ungreased loaf pan (line with parchment paper for easier clean-up).
4. Pour tomato sauce over meat mixture.
5. Bake in oven 1 hour.

Granny's Meatloaf

• 2 lbs ground beef or pork or a combination 
• 1 extra-large egg
• 1 or 2 slices white bread, soaked in milk
• 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground black pepper

Combine ingredients in a mixing bowl.

Pat mixture into a loaf pan.

Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven1 hour or until done.

Serve with mashed potatoes and corn.

Slice leftovers for sandwiches (on white bread with ketchup).

Glazed Meatloaf

Instead of tomato sauce or the egg/milk mixture added to Boboti, brush currant jelly on top of meatloaf before baking.

Boboti

A curried meatloaf dish from Capetown, South Africa.

• 1 large onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 chopped tomatoes
• 1 Tbsp vinegar
• 2 tsp curry powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 bay leaves
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 lbs ground beef

1. Saute diced onion until golden.
2. Add garlic, then tomato, curry, bay leaves and salt.
3. Add vinegar.
4. Add meat, stirring constantly.
5. Add bread crumbs.
6. Simmer 5 minutes.
7. Remove bay leaves.
8. Pour mixture into a buttered ovenware dish.
9. Whip egg and mix with milk.
10. Pour egg mixture over meat.
11. Bake in the oven at 350 degrees F. until the egg mixture bakes through.

Serve leftover Boboti on brown bread with mayonnaise or ketchup.

Boboti-Variation-in-a-Hurry

Short of time, I left out the chopping and used some different spices. The meatloaf turned out great.

• 2 lbs lean ground beef-and-pork
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp each: curry powder, mild smoked paprika, ground mustard, onion powder
• 2 small slices fresh bread, grated into fresh crumbs in the blender. I used rye bread, that's what I had.
• 1 large egg

Mix all ingredients in a bowl.

Press into an ungreased Pyrex loaf pan.

Beat together:

• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup whole milk

Pour egg mixture over ground meat mixture in pan.

Bake 1 hour in preheated oven: 325 degrees F. convection, or 350 degrees F regular oven.