Ina's Meat Loaf

Name: Ina's Meat Loaf
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2.5 pounds ground chuck; 3 cups yellow onions; 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 1 third of a cup chicken stock; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 0.5 cup dried breadcrumbs; 2 eggs; 0.5 cup ketchup

1h 10m

Serves 6

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Ina's Meat Loaf

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1h 10m

Serves 6

Directions

1Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a medium saute pan.
2Add three cups of chopped yellow onions.
3Add a teaspoon of chopped fresh thyme leaves, two teaspoons of kosher salt, and a teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper.
4Cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes, until the onions are translucent but not brown.
5Remove from heat and add three tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce, a third of a cup of chicken stock, and one tablespoon of tomato paste.
6Mix everything together and set aside to cool slightly.
7Add the onion mixture to 2.5 pounds of ground chuck.
8Add 1/2 cup of dried breadcrumbs.
9Break two eggs into a small bowl, then pour them into the meatloaf mixture.
10Mix everything together using a fork or your hands (recommended).
11Form the meatloaf into an even loaf on a half sheet pan.
12Spread 1/2 cup of ketchup over the meatloaf.
13Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour and 10 minutes, or until an instant read thermometer inserted into the center reads 155-160 degrees.
14For extra moist meatloaf, place a pan of very hot water underneath the meatloaf in the oven.
15Garnish with parsley and serve.

Ingredients

2.5 pounds ground chuck
3 cups yellow onions
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 third of a cup chicken stock
1 tablespoon tomato paste
0.5 cup dried breadcrumbs
2 eggs
0.5 cup ketchup

Equipment

saute panforkhalf sheet paninstant read thermometerknifespatula

Ina's Meat Loaf

1h 10m

Serves 6

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Ina's Meat Loaf

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1h 10m

Serves 6

Directions

1Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a medium saute pan.
2Add three cups of chopped yellow onions.
3Add a teaspoon of chopped fresh thyme leaves, two teaspoons of kosher salt, and a teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper.
4Cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes, until the onions are translucent but not brown.
5Remove from heat and add three tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce, a third of a cup of chicken stock, and one tablespoon of tomato paste.
6Mix everything together and set aside to cool slightly.
7Add the onion mixture to 2.5 pounds of ground chuck.
8Add 1/2 cup of dried breadcrumbs.
9Break two eggs into a small bowl, then pour them into the meatloaf mixture.
10Mix everything together using a fork or your hands (recommended).
11Form the meatloaf into an even loaf on a half sheet pan.
12Spread 1/2 cup of ketchup over the meatloaf.
13Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour and 10 minutes, or until an instant read thermometer inserted into the center reads 155-160 degrees.
14For extra moist meatloaf, place a pan of very hot water underneath the meatloaf in the oven.
15Garnish with parsley and serve.