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MissE, and here I thought that was a Southern thing since I grew up in Georgia! We never put sugar or peppers in our fried corn, but I bet the peppers would be good.
Once at a Blackeyed Pea restaurant, I saw fried corn on the menu for the only time in my life, so I asked about it. You are not going to believe this. It was a cob of corn, breaded and deep fried. I didn't order it. Wonder how you'd eat such a thing. The logistics must be quite complicated.
So, how about tomato gravy? On cornbread, of course.
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If you can stand one more hamburger idea this late in thread, here goes...
Mix browned ground beef, 1 to 1-1/2 c. cooked rice and 1 can Ranch Style Beans. It's really good this way, but I always squirt just a bit of ketchup in at the end to add a bit of sweetness.
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I was just reminded of another meatloaf I've made that was good. It's half ground beef and half ground pork, crumbs (can't remember if I used bread or cornflake), egg, a little soy sauce, and hoisin sauce. There was probably also onion and garlic in some capacity, as well. Hoisin sauce also goes on top of the loaf. Pretty sure I still put ketchup on it after it was dished up, though.
I know someone whose mother-in-law, in addition to the raw egg in the meat mixture, embeds peeled hard boiled eggs into the meatloaf so that within your slice of meatloaf you get a slice of egg
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Just to join in the fun, I usually make my meatloaf with onion soup mix, tomato sauce, salt and pepper, egg, and breadcrumbs, and sometimes garlic. I make it on a broiler pan, so the fat drips through, and have it with mashed potatoes and whatever vegetable we happen to have.
I've learned to never let the BF make hamburgers, as he adds the same basic ingredients, thus making it less of a hamburger and more of a meatloaf sandwich... which I guess is OK if you're looking for that kind of thing.
I've seen a recipe (though never tried it) where you put the meatloaf mixture about halfway up muffin cups, and top with mashed potatoes.
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quote:Originally posted by NeeCD: tag, I do understand what you're saying, thanks for a reminder that some of us need from time to time . When I first moved out of my parent's house at 18, I took advantage of every birthday/holiday/visit home to make one of "her" dishes and get the recipe. Since none of them were written down, we had to write them as we put the dish together. Her Salisbury steak recipe is still on a magnet on the side of my 'fridge. I never got the meatloaf recipe because I just never was into it much before. Nowadays, though, it sounds like something to try again.
ETA that your post also jogged my memory of what dish my mom uses to bake it in - a 9x9 casserole dish.
That's an excellent idea. When my son began asking me for recipes because he and his wife take turns cooking, I started writing down the ones that I'd developed on my own over the years. You know, Stripe It Rich cake was always made from a recipe, but what about my recipes? They needed to be written. Some I could do from memory. Many, though, I had to cook or bake in order to write it down, just as you and your mom did.
The really funny thing is, the first recipe he asked me for was my tuna casserole, oh way back when. I'm reluctant to give it out, and I told him so and why. I gave it to my mom years ago and when I tasted her rendition I found it almost inedible.
ETA: Oh, but I did give my son the tuna casserole recipe, along with a few cautions. He's the reason I have all my recipes on my computer. I'm really glad for it because whenever anyone asks for a recipe, it's so easy to just print one off, or send it via email.
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You can put so many things in meatloaf! I used to do meatloaf made with spinach, shredded carrots, onion, eggs, bread crumbs, potato flakes, salt, pepper, onion soup mix, tomato paste, instant oatmeal (processed in a food processor until it is like flour), and whatever else on hand in veggie form that was available to be shredded/purreed, with ground beef. I've never met a meatloaf I didn't like--and I love the way mine turn out, so unusual and smooth--I don't know the word for it, really. Once you thin the meat out that much, and it all binds together, though, it doesn't have anywhere near the same texture. And I don't really like the texture of ground beef, so that is good.
However, inspired by this thread, last night I made the following:
Saute onion in oil a bit, then add 1 pound lean ground beef. Brown. Meanwhile, cook 1 pound egg noodles. Drain. Mix beef, noodles, a can of seasoned green beans/red peppers I had on hand, a can of tomatoes and green chiles, and half a block of Velveeta cheese, cubed. Cook until melted. Somewhat spicy, very cheesy, and ten times better than hamburger helper.
For the record, I think the cost per serving was probably less than hamburger helper, but I don't know, because I so rarely buy those things--they're my staples for when I have no planned food, and I usually do plan things.
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Signora, next time you're at Black Eyed Pea, you really should try their fried corn. It's delicious! They're not that difficult to eat. They're the little half size corn on the cob & they truly are deep fried. I haven't had one in a long time...I need to find me a Black Eyed Pea restaurant!
Morgaine, I thought I was the only one to come up with using cheese soup in a tater tot casserole! My dh doesn't care for mushrooms, so I had to improvise. I make mine really cheesy with velveeta & shredded cheddar cheese too. I also add some sour cream...can't make it too healthy, ya know!
Instead of tomato sauce, bbq sauce or ketchup, try adding 1-2 tablespoons of worcheshire sauce to the mix.
Mmmm...
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quote:Originally posted by tagurit: [QUOTE]Originally posted by Sara at home: [qb] Anybody here make meatloaf in a loaf pan? I form mine into a loaf, instead.
I have made meatloaf with and without a bread pan. I have some cast iron bread pans that are wonderful to bake in. To cook in bread pan, I add something to soak up the extra oil. Using dry bread and less water also adding dry grains help (I like to use pearl barley). It also helps to use leaner meats.
Meatloaf is one of those recipes that were created to get rid of leftover foods. So have fun with it and try different things.
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I made chilli con carne tonight, with chicken mince. It was really nice, just a packet mix though so no recipe. Does anyone know how well meatloaf would go being made with chicken mince because some of these recipes sound really nice, but i use alot of chicken mince because i can pick it up for $5 a kg or less when i go shopping late saturday afternoon. When we do shepherds pie i use a bit of sweet soy sauce, i know it as kechup manis or ABC sauce. It tastes pretty good, and gives a bit of a different taste. I also use a mix of potatoes and sweet potatoes to top it with. Yummy
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I prefer to use ground turkey instead of ground beef in my recipes (so does my mother). It makes a great meatloaf. So ground chicken/chicken mince should also work.
[I just add a bit of poultry seasoning to the ground turkey. But it is no big deal if I forget.]
The potatoes/sweet potatoes mix sounds interesting. I will have to try it!
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quote:Originally posted by Singing in the Drizzle: Meatloaf is one of those recipes that were created to get rid of leftover foods. So have fun with it and try different things.
Is that right? I thought meatloaf was a depression era invention, to stretch meat.
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