Your best meat loaf recipe please

Treetops05
I’ve never heard of meatloaf being encased in pastry. There is so much fat that comes out in baking! This is not a beef Wellington endeavor, but if it works for you, then I’m sure someone else will try it. Be wary of fat content of your beef then. (You need some fat for flavor.)
Nanna2
When you make your next meatloaf, try cold sliced meatloaf sandwiches, using horseradish sauce and rye bread (my favorite!) Great for lunches.

My mother used to send me to the butcher to get 1lb shoulder steak minced with half a pound of Belfast Ham. Then I think she only added an egg and breadcrumbs, and salt and pepper, obviously.

GrandtanteJean sorry, I missed your post, which looks similar to mine, and was cooked in the same way.

I alway found meatloaf to be bland until I saw the Hairy Bikers Mississippi meatloaf wow full of flavour tasty gravy lovely during the winter and if there is only two of you you could freeze half of it.

I have recipe with minced lamb and add in some gluten free breadcrumbs, fine chopped red onions, garlic, whole grain mustard and tomato ketchup. Bake in a loaf tin.

Thanks so much. Yep, cooked this today and, with a nice gravy, made a lovely meal with home-picked beans, tomatoes and new spuds!

I made this but added a packet of bacon and a couple of sausages ground up with the meat. It was lovely but we missed the taste of ham that we remembered so more ham next time . Meat loaf is a Scottish staple . Grannies used to go to the butcher and ask him to mince the beef and ham together but always though the butcher cheated and did not use his best beef . I think I did not use enough breadcrumbs as , despite pressing the mixture well down , it was a tad crumbly .

Meat loaf is nice hot , but absolutely delicious served cold at a picnic .

I've thought of making one flavoured with curry powder and served with some mango chutney and a cucumber raita .

The Meatloaf recipe from Delia Smiths’ Complete Cookery Course ( big black book, falling to bits in our house) - was the first one I made and it was delicious 😋 it in the back in the left -over suggestions I think.
Great served hot with pasta and Delia’s Tomato Sauce

….regarding meatloaf , you have to get in there with your hands and squidge those ingredients.

When the children were home, I used to make an Italian meat loaf, but for the life of me I can’t remember the recipe, but as well as beef steak mince I’m sure it had cheese in it.

Always served it with salad and mashed potato.

My Mum's recipe was the same as many above (minced beef and Bacon) with one difference - She made dents in the top and gently added raw eggs into the dents half way through cooking. This was usually served cold with a salad of lettuce, tomato and hard boiled egg.

My Granny used to make her meatloaf in a ceramic tube shaped pot. The top was tied off with greaseproof paper and string and then placed in a pan of boiling water for what seemed like hours. Was very tasty.

What quantity of breadcrumbs to a pound of minced beef, or beef and pork, please?

As for adding breadcrumbs, it depends!...... on how many mouths to feed. But a few handfulls or half a cup? I think they also help bring together the mince meat and make it less crumbley.

Thanks, Vintagegirl. It’s on my list to try soon.

Google Betty Crockers original meatloaf recipe it's fabulous. Then try mixing some brown sugar with ketchup for basting the loaf during the last 30 minutes of baking.