Meatloaf: Yes, Virginia There is a Great Meatloaf!

By bklynmommy

Absolutely delicious meatloaf and sauce! Those who claim they don't believe there can be such a thing as a great meatloaf will love this. Based on a meatloaf given to me by a dear friend, Virginia Strehl, Memphis TN & Leesburg FL. Nita Holleman, 2000

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef (ground shoulder roast is good)
• 1 slice bread (broken or chopped finely)
• 1 egg
• 1 small vidalia onions or 1 small type sweet onion, finely chopped
• 1 small type sweet onion, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon table salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 tablespoons ketchup
• 1/2-2/3 cup whole milk or 1/2-2/3 cup half-and-half
• 1/2-2/3 cup half-and-half
• 4 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 -4 tablespoons dark brown sugar, packed firm (to taste)
• 1/2 cup ketchup

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 90mins
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

Prep Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 1 1/2 hrs

1 Meatloaf: Combine meat loaf ingredients and place into a loaf baking dish.

2 Smooth out top.

3 Sauce: Combine sauce ingredients and pour on top and sides of meatloaf.

4 Bake at 350°F about 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until done.

5 ENJOY!

6 *The addition of 1 or 2 teaspoons of Kitchen Bouquet® makes this recipe very good.

7 **Recipe should be"plump" from the addition of the milk or Half & Half.

8 It should NOT be runny.

9 ***A second batch of sauce served hot is good to serve with the meatloaf.

10 Nita's Note: I note that some of you are using game meat such as deer -- Deer is a very DRY meat. It is wise to HAVE some fat added to the deer -- especially to ground deer. Maybe 25 % fat, otherwise your results will be poor. I don't know about some of the other game meat some are using. Please consult and expert. The recipe is delicious as it stands! Enjoy! Nita Holleman.

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