Serve with roasted broccoli, mashed potatoes, or mac and cheese for an incredible meal the whole family will love. This recipe is super simple to make! It is juicy and flavourful and topped with a caramelized glaze that’s simply delicious.
Traditional Meatloaf Recipe
Traditional meatloaf is made simply with ground beef, eggs, breadcrumbs, herbs, and seasoning. These days, you see a lot of recipes adding different types of meat and crazy spices, but nothing beats good old fashioned meatloaf.
Beef with higher fat content instead of lean meat. The extra fat keeps the meat nice and juicy.A baking soda slurry is added to the meat. This enhances the PH levels in the beef and stops the proteins from binding too quickly (which dries out the meat).Moistening the breadcrumbs with milk instead of using them dry keeps them from absorbing the juices from the meat.Using sauteed onions adds moisture (and flavor) from the oil they’re cooked in.
Step By Step Instructions
Sauté a large onion in olive oil or butter. Set aside to cool. In a small mixing bowl stir together bread crumbs and milk until they are fully moistened. Set aside. In a small mixing bowl mix ½ teaspoon baking soda with a tablespoon of water to form a slurry. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl add the ground beef, baking soda slurry, moistened breadcrumbs, sauteed onions, eggs, ketchup, parsley, seasoning, salt, and pepper. Mix well until combined. Add to a pan lined with parchment paper or nonstick foil and shape into a loaf. Brush on the glaze to cover. Bake and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Slice to serve. Erren’s Kitchen is written and produced for informational intentions only. We are not certified nutritionists, and the nutritional information found on this site has not been assessed or authorized by a nutritionist or the FDA. The nutritional information found in our recipes is offered as an estimate and should not be considered a guarantee or fact. The estimated data is provided as a courtesy and calculated through a third-party online nutritional calculator, spoonacular API. Although we do our best to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures should be considered rough estimates. Many factors, such as brands or products purchased and the nutritional fluctuations that naturally occur in fresh produce, can alter the effectiveness of the nutritional information in any recipe. Furthermore, various online calculators provide different results depending on their particular algorithms and nutrition fact sources. To obtain the most precise nutritional information in a provided recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the exact ingredients you are using when preparing the recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
