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| Kusina ni Manang |
| From the Kitchen of Manang |
| Meatloaf |
| RAISIN-OAT MEATLOAF Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb ground beef 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce 1/2 cup ketchup 1/2 cup rolled oats 1/4 cup raisins, minced 1 small onion, chopped 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1/4 tsp pepper 1 tbsp brown supgar, packed 1 egg dash of celery flakes Instructions: Mix all ingredients in a bowl with your clean hands. Transfer to lined loaf pan. |
| Pre-heat oven to 350 deg F. Line 2 loaf pans with aluminum foil to easily lift out after baking. |
| PIQUANT MEATLOAF Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb ground beef 1/4 tsp salt 1/8 tsp Pepper 1/4 tsps paprika 1/4 tsp oregano 1/4 tsp thyme 1/8 tsp garlic powder 1/8 tsp onion powder 1/8 tsp chili powder 1 tsp parsley flakes 3/4 c milk 15 pcs saltine crackers, crumbled 1 egg Instructions: Mix milk and crackers. Let sit for at least 5 minutes. In a big bowl, place all other ingredients. Add the cracker-milk mixture. |
| Bake at 350 deg F for 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for at least 2 minutes prior to slicing, then drain the juice by lifting up the meatloaf by the foil liner, letting the juices drip back into the pans. Serve the meatloaf separate from the sauce/gravy. Gravies may be prepared from the drippings (see below), or ketchup may be used. May serve with vegetables prepared as illustrated below. |
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| Preparing the Gravies: Boil the pan juices (if too oily, use a fat separator to remove the excess). Add 1 tbsp cornstarch dissolved in 1 tbsp cold water to the boiling juices, stir continuously until thickened. Pour over slices of meatloaf. Gravies can be stored in sterilized jars for future uses (like if the meatloaf is made ahead and would be frozen prior to consumption.) |
| Piquant meatloaf may also be served with cheesy mushroom sauce. |