Saturday, November 12, 2016

Slow cooker meatloaf


Jeff loves meatloaf, but the one time I made it, it was too dry so I haven't retried it in years. But, since I've been using the slow cooker for successful, moist meat recipes, I decided to try that. & it was a success!

What I had:

For the loaf:

  • 1.5 lbs ground beef
  • 8 oz mushrooms
  • 1 large red onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup 2% milk
  • 1-1.5 cup bread crumbs
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp sage powder
  • 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp parsley flakes
For the sauce:
  • ketchup
  • Worcestershire sauce
  • ground mustard
  • brown sugar
What I did:
  • Whisked the eggs, milk, all the dried spices together in a large bowl
  • Added the bread crumbs
  • Put the onion, garlic and mushrooms in a blender and blend till just chopped tiny
  • Added this to the bowl
  • Added the beef and mix well
  • Formed in a loaf
  • Lined a 6 qt crock pot with foil, put the loaf in the middle and crimped the sides to hold the shape
  • Mixed the sauce ingredients - around 1.5 cup ketchup, 3 tbsp brown sugar, 4 tbsp mustard and 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce (tasted and adjusted accordingly)
  • Cooked on high for 3 hrs till the internal temperature reached 160, basting with the sauce every half hour
  • Moved the loaf to a baking pan, added more sauce to the top and broiled for 5 minutes
  • Added some chipotle to the rest of the sauce and served meatloaf with the sauce on the side

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