And I Would Do Anything for Meatloaf

Growing up, my mom was a full-time working mom. She really didn’t have time to prepare extensive meals for us as kids. Normally, I will get the meat out from the refrigerator so she can cook it when she gets home. One of her go-to dishes was meatloaf, and until this day, it is still one of my go-to comfort food that I always ask my mom to make for me.

For this month, I recreated my mom’s meatloaf recipe and tweaked it a little bit to suit the flavor profile that I like. This goes well with steamed rice, French fries, mashed or roasted potatoes, buttered corn, and frozen peas. Tell me how you like this dish; hit me up or follow me on Facebook (Chef Bruce Lim) and Instagram (@chef_bruce_lim). Enjoy!

Mom’s Meatloaf

Ingredients:

• 800g ground beef (lean)    
• 200g ground pork
• 100g onions, diced
• 20g butter (unsalted)
• 2 pcs egg, beaten
• 7g salt
• 1/4 tsp Tabasco sauce
• 3 pcs stale bread
• 80g whole milk

Topping:

• 100g ketchup
• 50g brown sugar
• 5g American mustard

Procedure:

1. Using your hands, break the bread apart into big chunks and soak it with milk and beaten eggs. Chill until ready to use.
2. In a small pan, add the butter and saute the onions over low to medium heat until fully cooked. This might take about 6 minutes. Remove from heat then completely cool the mixture.
3. In a large metal bowl, add the ground beef and ground pork, salt and pepper, American mustard and tabasco sauce. Add the bread, egg and milk mixture then give it a good mix. Don’t over mix it, make sure you can still see chunks of bread but its evenly incorporated.
4. Place the mixture on to a baking pan then form it into a log. Place it inside a preheated oven (170˚C) and bake it for 15 minutes.
5. Remove it from the oven, drain out the liquid.
6. Make the topping by mixing the brown sugar, ketchup and mustard together. Once the brown sugar has dissolved cover the meatloaf with sauce, about a centimeter thick, then place it back into the oven and cook it until the internal temperature reaches 68˚C. Remove it from the oven, let it rest for about 10 minutes before you slice it.
7. Cut 2 slices and serve it with mashed potatoes and buttered corn.