someone (who shall remain nameless... right, bri?) has been asking for several months for some of my recipes. and since i am sooooo on top of things, am just now getting around to it... 5 months later. now i've decided we'll be having a little recipe series which means that i'll be cooking... a lot.
tonight's recipe was mama's meatloaf. now, let me take this opportunity to say that i do not like meatloaf. never have... until now. not sure what's so different about this recipe than the rest that i've tried (and didn't like), but this one is good. and another thing... a little "side note" for you... in case i've not mentioned it before, i will make a recipe the way it's supposed to be once and then it's fair game to be jacked with. having said that, i'll give you my mom's recipe and then tell you what i do different. so, here it goes...
mama's meatloaf
1 lb. hamburger
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 bunch green onions, chopped
4 oz. fresh mushrooms
4 oz. saltine crackers, crushed/smushed/pulverized
2 eggs, beaten
1 pkg. beef onion soup
topping
1 1/2 c. ketchup
2 tbsp. mustard
2 tbsp. brown sugar
preheat oven, 375 degrees. mix all meatloaf ingredients in large bowl. mix ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar for topping in small bowl, set aside. grease 9x13 pan, form meat mixture into loaf. spread topping over meatloaf. bake covered for 30 min. uncover, bake 30 more min.
now we'll have my version...
1 lb. hamburger
however much of a green pepper i feel like chopping
whatever type of onion i have on hand, chopped
1 small can of mushrooms, drained
1/2 c. italian-style breadcrumbs
2 eggs, beaten
a couple of teaspoons of seasoning... sometimes i use garlic salt or steak seasoning
topping... (i taste and add, then add and taste, until i like it)
1 huge squirt of ketchup
1 much smaller squirt of mustard
a couple of spoonfuls of brown sugar
tonight's recipe was mama's meatloaf. now, let me take this opportunity to say that i do not like meatloaf. never have... until now. not sure what's so different about this recipe than the rest that i've tried (and didn't like), but this one is good. and another thing... a little "side note" for you... in case i've not mentioned it before, i will make a recipe the way it's supposed to be once and then it's fair game to be jacked with. having said that, i'll give you my mom's recipe and then tell you what i do different. so, here it goes...
mama's meatloaf
1 lb. hamburger
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 bunch green onions, chopped
4 oz. fresh mushrooms
4 oz. saltine crackers, crushed/smushed/pulverized
2 eggs, beaten
1 pkg. beef onion soup
topping
1 1/2 c. ketchup
2 tbsp. mustard
2 tbsp. brown sugar
preheat oven, 375 degrees. mix all meatloaf ingredients in large bowl. mix ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar for topping in small bowl, set aside. grease 9x13 pan, form meat mixture into loaf. spread topping over meatloaf. bake covered for 30 min. uncover, bake 30 more min.
now we'll have my version...
1 lb. hamburger
however much of a green pepper i feel like chopping
whatever type of onion i have on hand, chopped
1 small can of mushrooms, drained
1/2 c. italian-style breadcrumbs
2 eggs, beaten
a couple of teaspoons of seasoning... sometimes i use garlic salt or steak seasoning
topping... (i taste and add, then add and taste, until i like it)
1 huge squirt of ketchup
1 much smaller squirt of mustard
a couple of spoonfuls of brown sugar
start with hamburger in bowl. chop green peppers and onions. drink the beer.
just throw it all in and mix it up.
dump it in the pan and make it loaf-like.
bake it at 375 degrees for 30 minutes, covered. then take that cover off, add the topping and bake for at least 30 minutes more... or until you freak because you just remembered the timer went off a little bit ago, but you were in the middle of something and didn't stop to take the meatloaf out of the oven...
put that yumminess on a plate and get busy! this recipe freezes well, and is easily doubled.
1 comment:
OK Annie!! I will be watching! You cook all the time and I love it. I will try and post some recipes. With football on our heels, lets post some appetizers and fillers to help each other out!1 Miss you and see ya soon. I will see what I can come up with. Keep up the posts and I will try and do more! Love ya!
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