Best Meat Loaf
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From Triple-tested in Successful Farming's tasting-test kitchen.
Yield: This will make 6 to 8 servings.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup dry bread crumbs
- ½ cup milk
- 1½ pounds ground beef
- ½ pound ground pork
- 2 beaten eggs
- ½ cup chopped onion
- ¼ cup chopped green pepper
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- ¾ teaspoon sage
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- Chili sauce
Directions
- Soak crumbs in milk; add remaining ingredients except chili sauce; mix well.
- Pack into 8½x4½x2½-inch loaf pan to shape.
- Invert on shallow baking pan.
- Score loaf diagonally with handle of wooden spoon.
- Bake in moderate oven (350°) 1 hour; fill scored marks on top with chili sauce; bake 15 minutes longer.
Timing: 1 hour; 15 minutes longer
Temperature: 350°
Equipment: 8½x4½x2½-inch loaf pan; shallow baking pan; handle of wooden spoon
Notes
- Extra delicious and crusty because the loaf is a real roast—it bakes on a shallow pan—
As written
Triple-tested in Successful Farming’s tasting-test kitchen
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