Best 4 Glazed All Beef Meat Loaf Cooks Illustrated Recipes

GLAZED ALL-BEEF MEAT LOAF (COOK'S ILLUSTRATED)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and place oven rack in center of oven.
• Prepare your cooking pan by placing a cooling rack over a baking pan with sides, then cover with aluminum foil; poke small holes every half inch or so and spray with cooking spray.
• Place the grated cheese on a plate and place in the freezer until ready to use.
• Heat a skillet over medium high heat, add butter and cook until foamy; add onions and celery, cook, stirring occasionally, until they begin to caramelize, about 8 minutes.
• Add in garlic, thyme, paprika; cook, stirring, about a minute.
• Reduce heat to low and stir in tomato juice; transfer to a small bowl and let cool.
• In a large bowl, whisk together eggs and broth; sprinkle with the gelatin and let sit 5 minutes.
• Stir in soy sauce, mustard, saltines, parsley, salt, pepper, and the onion mixture; crumble frozen cheese over top.
• Add ground beef and mix with hands until combined.
• Transfer meat mixture to prepared foil lined pan and form into a 10 x 6 inch loaf (it should be about 2 inches high).
• Bake to an internal temperature of 135 to 140 degrees F, about 55 to 65 minutes; remove from oven and set oven to broil.
• Meanwhile, combine glaze ingredients in a small saucepan, bring to a simmer.
• Stir until syrupy, about 5 minutes.
• Spread half the glaze over the meatloaf and broil until bubbly and beginning to brown at the edges; repeat with remaining glaze.
• Let sit 20 minutes before slicing.

GLAZED BEEF LOAF

Steps:

• In a bowl combine milk, eggs and bread; let stand for 5 minutes. Add the cheese, carrot, onion, salt and pepper. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into a loaf in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/4 hours; drain. Combine brown sugar, ketchup and mustard; spread over meat loaf. Bake 15 minutes longer or until the meat is no longer pink and a thermometer reads 160°.

GLAZED MEATLOAF I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a small bowl, combine the ketchup, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and mustard powder.
• In a separate large bowl, combine the ground beef, bread, onion, egg, bouillon, remaining lemon juice and 1/3 of the ketchup mixture from the small bowl. Mix this well and place in a 5x9 inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, drain any excess fat, coat with remaining ketchup mixture and bake for 10 more minutes.

GLAZED MEATLOAF II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a small bowl, combine ketchup, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and dry mustard until smooth.
• In a large bowl, combine ground beef, shredded bread, onion, egg, bouillon, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, and 1/3 cup of the ketchup mixture until well mixed. Form into a loaf and place in a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Bake 1 hour. Pour off fat. Pour reserved ketchup mixture over loaf. Bake 10 minutes more.