Learn the Test Kitchens time-honored tricks for making a moist and delicious meat loaf from scratch.
The cozy meal gained popularity back in the 1930s.
How to Make Meat Loaf
To get started, you’ll need a great meat loaf recipe.
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Preheat your oven to 350oF and follow this step-by-step process to learn how to make meat loaf.
It will also extend the meat loaf mixture.
This ultimately reduces the amount of mixing you oughta do.
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Use a large bowl to hold the entire meat loaf mixture.
Many traditional recipes call for making meat loaf in a loaf pan, but not ours.
you could easily create your perfect meat loaf in abaking dish.
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Try one of the variations at the bottom of our recipe,including cranberry, apricot-mustard, and peach-chile.
Don’t add the glaze just yetwe’ll get to that in the next step.
The higher fat content of ground chuck adds flavor and moisture, whilelean sirloinprovides structure.
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So you’ve just made a perfect meat loaf from scratch.
Now double-check you’ve got plenty ofmashed potatoesand your favorite side dishes to complete the ultimatecomfort food meal.
Grill slices for a delicious next-daymeat loaf sandwich.
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