I made a meatloaf with high-fat beef

[easyas123]

I use a combo of turkey, veal, pork, venison, a bit of hamburger (80/20 usually) and sometimes lamb.
Perhaps a bit differently thank others, we process our own venison, sometimes pork and lamb...otherwise I pick them up from the butcher. So I make up 4-6 meatloaves once per year at once utilizing a combination of meats, and then I freeze them for use thru the year. I would say my meatloaf is a combo of about 1/2 venison and 1/2 the other meats. I use high fat beef as I need a bit of fat in there but since I'm not using a lot per meatloaf it's not to bad.

 

[barkley]

Man, I haven't seen veal in a store in years. And it was EXPENSIVE.

This. You're in the Sacramento area as well, correct? Only place I can buy veal is Corti Brothers. Last time I checked at Bel Air the butcher looked at me like I was pond scum when I inquired about veal. Well, Bel Air isn't the store it used to be.

i'm in washington and the only way i've been able to buy veal at a grocery store is to ask one of the butchers for it. it's not kept on the shelves b/c the staff gets hassled about it.

I use a combo of turkey, veal, pork, venison, a bit of hamburger (80/20 usually) and sometimes lamb.
Perhaps a bit differently thank others, we process our own venison, sometimes pork and lamb...otherwise I pick them up from the butcher. So I make up 4-6 meatloaves once per year at once utilizing a combination of meats, and then I freeze them for use thru the year. I would say my meatloaf is a combo of about 1/2 venison and 1/2 the other meats. I use high fat beef as I need a bit of fat in there but since I'm not using a lot per meatloaf it's not to bad.

that sounds great! i use ground lamb for koftas, shepherd's pie and a recipie i have for 'greek sloppy joes'. we have a local restaurant that does a PHENOMINAL bison meatloaf and an elk salisbury steak.

 

[AnnaS]

We usually buy a package of "meatloaf" mix - beef, veal and pork. If they don't have it (we go way too early sometimes), we buy the three packages and mix our own.

Years ago, we bought veal often. We made the cutlets often, sometimes ground or cubes (stew). It is very expensive.

 

[Once.Upon.A.Time]

I buy the meatloaf mix and I use tomato soup instead of gravy.

 

[luvnwdwgal]

80/20 and always free form it. I never use loaf pans. I add half a can of tomato soup to the meat mixture and the rest gets put over the top. It’s delicious!

 

[Sweettears]

I’m making a meatloaf in about 15 minutes.


I use….
1lb of ground round
1lb of ground pork

Mine takes longer than 15 minutes.

I do half ground sirloin 90% A quarter pork and a quarter veal. And then have to eat it all myself as my wife detests meatloaf. Loves burgers though so explain that.

 

[slo]

Mine takes longer than 15 minutes.

I do half ground sirloin 90% A quarter pork and a quarter veal. And then have to eat it all myself as my wife detests meatloaf. Loves burgers though so explain that.

LOL!
She hates meatloaf? Is that even possible?
I actually hate restaurant meatloaf, I’ll only eat my own. I make different types to mix it up a little. Yesterday I made my DD20’s favorite since she’s home from college. My DH is not a fan of this one, but he will eat it. I only make it when she’s home.

 

[tinkerbellandpeterpan]

Mine takes longer than 15 minutes.

I do half ground sirloin 90% A quarter pork and a quarter veal. And then have to eat it all myself as my wife detests meatloaf. Loves burgers though so explain that.

Same. I hate meatloaf. Love a burger. They are two totally different things. I can easily explain it.

 

[Sweettears]

Same. I hate meatloaf. Love a burger. They are two totally different things. I can easily explain it.

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[Sweettears]

LOL!
She hates meatloaf? Is that even possible?
I actually hate restaurant meatloaf, I’ll only eat my own. I make different types to mix it up a little. Yesterday I made my DD20’s favorite since she’s home from college. My DH is not a fan of this one, but he will eat it. I only make it when she’s home.

What do you do different? I could see adding a Mexican accent to it.

 

[slo]

What do you do different? I could see adding a Mexican accent to it.

This is the one I made yesterday….

https://www.myfoodandfamily.com/recipe/057841/easy-pleasing-meatloaf

I also make a fiesta meatloaf (mexican flavored), one that I made up that I serve with gravy, one that I also made up that‘s a Wellington (crescent on top) and another one I can’t think of right now.

 

[tinkerbellandpeterpan]

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Meatloaf is seasoned. Often has diced veggies in it. Is overcooked (i.e. well done). Frequently covered in some kind of glaze. A burger (in my world) is just chop meat and maybe salt and pepper. Two completely different things. It's like saying a sloppy joe and a taco and a burger are the same. Just because they start as ground beef doesn't make them remotely similar.

 

[LuvOrlando]

It came out awful!

Going to try again with lower-fat beef...what percentage do you all use?

What was wrong with it? Even if it isn't lean the grease just melts away into the pan and I can generally lift it up and away from the pan leaving the grease behind, unless you used a snug pan then it might be like meat soup:/

 

[Sweettears]

Meatloaf is seasoned. Often has diced veggies in it. Is overcooked (i.e. well done). Frequently covered in some kind of glaze. A burger (in my world) is just chop meat and maybe salt and pepper. Two completely different things. It's like saying a sloppy joe and a taco and a burger are the same. Just because they start as ground beef doesn't make them remotely similar.

Understood but if you make it yourself you can control the ingredients. I’ve never put any vegetables in my recipe. And you can control how long you cook it. Also can omit the glaze. I usually use a mix of mustard and ketchup which sounds like burger dressings to me

 

[tinkerbellandpeterpan]

Understood but if you make it yourself you can control the ingredients. I’ve never put any vegetables in my recipe. And you can control how long you cook it. Also can omit the glaze. I usually use a mix of mustard and ketchup which sounds like burger dressings to me

We can agree to disagree. I'm not putting mustard anywhere near my burger. I think most people would not make their meatloaf with the same seasoning as in their hamburger. And I've never seen a rare meatloaf which is how I like my burger. You're never going to sell me on this. I'm on your wife's team here and you can't tell me any different.

 

[Sweettears]

We can agree to disagree. I'm not putting mustard anywhere near my burger. I think most people would not make their meatloaf with the same seasoning as in their hamburger. And I've never seen a rare meatloaf which is how I like my burger. You're never going to sell me on this. I'm on your wife's team here and you can't tell me any different.

Easy chief. Just a discussion

 

[barkley]

my wife detests meatloaf. Loves burgers though so explain that.

when i was a kid i could'nt stand it warm but the next day cold in a sandwich i was fine with. my youngest is VERY food picky (autistic) and for years he would gag at the thought of it. one day i was out of plain bread crumbs and grabbed some italian seasoned ones-he saw me and exclaimed 'meatballs!!!'. i said no, i was making meatloaf-to which he gagged. i thought for a minute and said 'wait, how about if we try making a MEATBALL LOAF?'. he was hesitant but said he might give it a try so i used the same recipie i always did but with the italian bread crumbs and swapped out the catsup for jarred marinara. he tried it, loved it and so since then i snag a chunk of the meat and seasoning mix and make meatball loaf for him (back in the day he took many a meatball loaf sandwich in his lunch for school).


p.s. same kid detests the idea of heated catsup so to go burgers are always gotten plain so he can re-warm and add catsup after the fact.

 

[fla4fun]

Meatloaf is seasoned. Often has diced veggies in it. Is overcooked (i.e. well done). Frequently covered in some kind of glaze. A burger (in my world) is just chop meat and maybe salt and pepper. Two completely different things. It's like saying a sloppy joe and a taco and a burger are the same. Just because they start as ground beef doesn't make them remotely similar.

I agree that a burger and meatloaf are not the same. Even the texture of the finished product is different, and I say this knowing that I like both my burgers and meatloaf to be cooked through to no pink. My mom always used her meatball recipe for meatloaf, so it was just a giant meatball to us growing up. I can understand that the difference in seasoning and texture could be a turn off, as I am that way with certain foods. I don’t like any meatloaf except for the meatball meatloaf I grew up with.

 

[DisneyHardin]

I use 80/20 for meatloaf.

 

[gmi3804]

I'm not a meatloaf expert, but I do know my way around meatballs. A a milk and bread/cracker-crumb mixture (the French call it a panade) is essential to absorb and keep the mix moist. If you use this, it's much more difficult to overcook and dry out the product.

Using a mix that's too high in fat will yield a greasy dish. It's important to use the right mix, which for me is 80/20 beef and pork. Veal too, if I can find it.