source: Lipton Recipe Secrets
Meatloaf is a dish of ground meat that has been combined with other ingredients and formed into the shape of a loaf, then baked or smoked. The final shape is either hand-formed on a baking tray or pan-formed by cooking it in a loaf pan. It is usually made with ground beef, although ground lamb, pork, veal, venison, poultry, and seafood are also used, sometimes in combination. Vegetarian adaptations of meatloaf may use imitation meat or pulses.
The cooked meatloaf can be sliced like a loaf of bread to make individual portions. It can easily become dry; therefore, various techniques exist to keep the dish moist, like mixing in bread crumbs and egg, covering it with sauce, wrapping it, or using moisture-enhancing ingredients in the mixture, such as filling it with fatty meats, rich cheeses, or vegetables.
This meatloaf recipe is brought to you by Lipton Onion Soup Mix which puts the ‘soup’ in Souperior Meatloaf!
History of meatloaf
Meatloaf is a traditional German, Scandinavian, and Belgian dish, and it is a cousin to the Dutch meatball.
American meatloaf has its origins in scrapple, a mixture of ground pork and cornmeal served by German-Americans in Pennsylvania since colonial times. Meatloaf in the contemporary American sense did not appear in cookbooks until the late 19th century. (Wikipedia)
Ingredients
1 envelope Lipton Recipe Secrets Soup Mix, onion or beefy onion flavor
2 pounds of ground beef
3/4 cup plain dry bread crumbs
2 eggs
3/4 cup water
1/3 cup ketchup
Directions
To make this Souperior Meatloaf recipe, start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
Shape into a loaf in a 13 x 9-inch baking or roasting pan.
Bake uncovered for 1 hour or until done. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Enjoy!
Also, try: Classic Meatloaf