{"id":213,"date":"2012-01-29T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-29T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chefpattie.com\/?p=213"},"modified":"2012-01-29T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-01-29T17:00:00","slug":"brown-sugar-meatloaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chefpattie.com\/?p=213","title":{"rendered":"Brown Sugar Meatloaf"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sunday Dinner….Brown Sugar Meatloaf…
 I haven’t done a meat loaf in awhile and I’m craving one on this cold winters day.  I learned  a few yummy recipes from my mother that I can remember her teaching me….I was a newlywed when I got this one….<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Yummy brown sugar meatloaf..<\/span><\/b>..<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 She didn’t like us kids in the kitchen when she cooked. (Now of course I know why!<\/span><\/b>) But I did learn how to make her meat loaf. It was delicious. I always loved meat loaf night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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The ketchup I use is always Heinz. It’s the best<\/span>!<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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The sugar\/ketchup mixture….I had about a third of it to the mix before baking it….
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 Sometimes she would add leftover cooked rice to the meat loaf recipe and roll the mix into meatballs and then call them porcupines. I loved those too. You could do that too. I added brown sugar to this recipe to ramp up the flavor even more. It makes it just that much better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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I saute the onion a bit before adding it to the meatloaf….I don’t love crunchy onions in my meatloaf!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 I always try to add sweet Vidalia onions or a sweet white onion when I can find them in the market. They are usually at Costco too. But sometimes I don’t want a 20 pound bag of onions, you know?  <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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I use Johnny’s and Lemon Pepper for seasoning my meatloaf….<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Mix up meat, crackers, onions and about 1\/3 of the sauce and 2 eggs, and spices….<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The basic recipe is just ground beef,round or saltine crackers, eggs, ketchup, onions, brown sugar, season salt and pepper.  I toss in a little lemon pepper too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Meatloaf before sauce….Just pour sauce on top after it’s baked for 30 minutes…then bake another 30 minutes…<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

I have also made this recipe into 2 mini loaves and put one in the freezer  (topped with ketchup mixture) for another meal since there are only 2 of us now.  That makes a nice treat when you come home from work tired and hungry. You have one to just pop in the oven!  Serendipity! <\/b><\/p>\n

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Here’s the one I covered with foil and put into the freezer for sometime next  month….<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

RECIPE FOR MOM’S MEATLOAF <\/i>(BROWN SUGAR ADDED)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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I added a sweet potato and a side salad and raspberry jello with raspberries and blueberries for dinner…..<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

INGREDIENTS FOR BROWN SUGAR MEATLOAF<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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  • 1\/3<\/span> cup<\/span><\/span> dark brown sugar <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • 3\/4 cup ketchup       Mix these 2 ingredients and set aside<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
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  • 1 1\/2<\/span> lbs<\/span><\/span> ground beef <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • 2 eggs<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1\/4<\/span> teaspoon black pepper<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 Vidalia<\/span><\/span> onion<\/span> <\/a>diced<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • 3\/4 teaspoon<\/span><\/span> Lawry’s Season Salt<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • A few shakes of lemon pepper<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • 3\/4<\/span> cup<\/span><\/span> saltines finely crushed or Ritz crackers<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1\/3 to 1\/2 of the sugar\/ketchup sauce mixed into meat mixture<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n

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  • Mix brown sugar and ketchup and set aside. Then mix the rest of the ingredients in a separate mixing bowl. Add 1\/2 the ketchup mixture to the meat mixture and stir together. Then form the meat mixture into a  roll into a bread pan or a shallow 9 x 9 casserole dish.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n

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  • Bake in <\/b><\/span>the oven for  55 to 60 minutes at 350. After 30 minutes take out the meatloaf and pour off some of the fat. Then I add the brown sugar\/ ketchup on the top and smooth out with a spatula. <\/b><\/li>\n

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    Mom’s Yummy Meatloaf….with a little sweet improvement! <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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  • Bake the remaining 25 to 30 minutes.  Let meatloaf set out for 10 minutes to rest a bit before slicing for serving as it will stay together better. Enjoy! <\/b><\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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