General Cooking (rec.food.cooking) For general food and cooking discussion. Foods of all kinds, food procurement, cooking methods and techniques, eating, etc.

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 2,175
Default Meatloaf Falls Apart

On Wednesday, December 18, 2013 11:46:36 AM UTC-7, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> I make a pretty tasty old-fashioned meatloaf, if I do say so myself.
>
> However, it invariably wants to fall apart when I slice it, and I can't
>
> figure out what I'm doing wrong. (Years ago when I made meatloaf this
>
> usually didn't happen.)
>
>
>
> I have tried varying the amount of bread or cracker crumbs, the number
>
> of eggs and other additions, etc., but to no avail.
>
>
>
> Any ideas as to what's wrong with this?
>
>
>
> This is the basic meatloaf I always start with:
>
>
>
> 1 Egg
>
> 1/3 Cup Chili Sauce
>
> 1 Teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
>
> 1/2 Teaspoon Dry Mustard
>
> 1/2 Teaspon Salt
>
> 1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper
>
> 1/4 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
>
> 1 Pound Ground Beef (or 2/3 beef and 1/3 pork)
>
> 1/3 Cup Chopped Onion
>
> 1/4 Cup Chopped Green Pepper
>
> 13 Saltine Crackers, finely crushed
>
> 1 Tablespoon Chili Sauce
>
>
>
> Preheat oven to 350� F.
>
> Whisk together the egg, chili sauce, Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard,
>
> salt, black pepper, and garlic powder. Set aside.
>
>
>
> Crumble ground beef into large mixing bowl.
>
>
>
> Add chopped onion, chopped green pepper, and crushed crackers.
>
>
>
> Toss meat mixture together with two forks until all ingredients are
>
> well distributed.
>
>
>
> Add reserved egg mixture and mix thoroughly with hands.
>
>
>
> Shape into an oval loaf and place in baking dish.
>
>
>
> Smooth top and spread 1 tablespoon chili sauce evenly over surface.
>
>
>
> Bake in lower third of oven for 1 hour, 15 minutes, or until nicely
>
> brown and juices run clear.
>
>
>
> Remove from oven and cover with aluminum foil. Allow to stand 15
>
> minutes before slicing.
>
> Wayne Boatwright



May I suggest that you try a teaspoon or two of potato starch to
your mix.

One thing that people don't know is that the extra lean meat that
they are using most likely has had additional moisture added in the
form of ice-cubes. Not legal BUT nevertheless practiced by meat
cutters the world over. It gives a nice red 'bloom' to the meat.
I use regular grind ground beef with my meat loaf...the fat is a
better binder with the other ingredients and also adds flavor.
===
  #2 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 11,356
Default Meatloaf Falls Apart



"Roy" > wrote in message
...
> On Wednesday, December 18, 2013 11:46:36 AM UTC-7, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> I make a pretty tasty old-fashioned meatloaf, if I do say so myself.
>>
>> However, it invariably wants to fall apart when I slice it, and I can't
>>
>> figure out what I'm doing wrong. (Years ago when I made meatloaf this
>>
>> usually didn't happen.)
>>
>>
>>
>> I have tried varying the amount of bread or cracker crumbs, the number
>>
>> of eggs and other additions, etc., but to no avail.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any ideas as to what's wrong with this?
>>
>>
>>
>> This is the basic meatloaf I always start with:
>>
>>
>>
>> 1 Egg
>>
>> 1/3 Cup Chili Sauce
>>
>> 1 Teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
>>
>> 1/2 Teaspoon Dry Mustard
>>
>> 1/2 Teaspon Salt
>>
>> 1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper
>>
>> 1/4 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
>>
>> 1 Pound Ground Beef (or 2/3 beef and 1/3 pork)
>>
>> 1/3 Cup Chopped Onion
>>
>> 1/4 Cup Chopped Green Pepper
>>
>> 13 Saltine Crackers, finely crushed
>>
>> 1 Tablespoon Chili Sauce
>>
>>
>>
>> Preheat oven to 350� F.
>>
>> Whisk together the egg, chili sauce, Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard,
>>
>> salt, black pepper, and garlic powder. Set aside.
>>
>>
>>
>> Crumble ground beef into large mixing bowl.
>>
>>
>>
>> Add chopped onion, chopped green pepper, and crushed crackers.
>>
>>
>>
>> Toss meat mixture together with two forks until all ingredients are
>>
>> well distributed.
>>
>>
>>
>> Add reserved egg mixture and mix thoroughly with hands.
>>
>>
>>
>> Shape into an oval loaf and place in baking dish.
>>
>>
>>
>> Smooth top and spread 1 tablespoon chili sauce evenly over surface.
>>
>>
>>
>> Bake in lower third of oven for 1 hour, 15 minutes, or until nicely
>>
>> brown and juices run clear.
>>
>>
>>
>> Remove from oven and cover with aluminum foil. Allow to stand 15
>>
>> minutes before slicing.
>>
>> Wayne Boatwright

>
>
> May I suggest that you try a teaspoon or two of potato starch to
> your mix.
>
> One thing that people don't know is that the extra lean meat that
> they are using most likely has had additional moisture added in the
> form of ice-cubes. Not legal BUT nevertheless practiced by meat
> cutters the world over. It gives a nice red 'bloom' to the meat.
> I use regular grind ground beef with my meat loaf...the fat is a
> better binder with the other ingredients and also adds flavor.


I agree about the fat.

--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules

Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Meatloaf Falls Apart sf[_9_] General Cooking 39 30-12-2013 02:53 AM
Meatloaf Falls Apart dsi1[_15_] General Cooking 5 21-12-2013 08:00 AM
Meatloaf Falls Apart Jeßus[_3_] General Cooking 8 20-12-2013 08:04 PM
Meatloaf Falls Apart Paul M. Cook General Cooking 5 19-12-2013 10:59 PM
Meatloaf Falls Apart Nancy2[_2_] General Cooking 2 19-12-2013 10:48 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 07:34 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2025 FoodBanter.com.
The comments are property of their posters.
 

About Us

"It's about Food and drink"