Mom’s Meat Loaf
2 pounds ground beef
1/2 pound ground pork
1 cup minced onion
1/2 cup catsup
1/2 cup seasoned dry breadcrumbs
2 eggs
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons dried basil
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground pepper
Preheat the oven to 350F. By hand, thoroughly mix all of the ingredients in a large bowl. Pack the mixture into a 9-x-5-3-inch loaf pan.
Bake for about 1 1/4 hours or until the meat loaf is firm to the touch in the center, golden brown on the top and has pulled away from the sides of the pan. Transfer to a platter. Cut crosswise into slices.
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 503 Calories; 38g Fat (68.0% calories from fat); 27g Protein; 13g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 170mg Cholesterol; 791mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 5 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.
Barbecue Pecans
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon catsup
6 dashes Hot sauce
4 cups Pecans — halves
salt — to taste
Melt butter in a large saucepan; add Worcestershire sauce, catsup, and hot sauce.
Stir in nuts; spoon into a glass baking dish, spreading evenly. toast at 400 degrees about 20 minutes, stirring frequently.
Turn out on absorbent towels, and sprinkle with salt.
Baked Sandwiches
1 1/4 c Water at 110 to 115 F
2 1/4 ts Quick-rise yeast (1 pkg)
2 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Salt
1 Egg
2 tb Vegetable oil
1 1/2 c Graham flour
FILLING 1 1/2 lb Lean ground beef
1/2 c Chopped onions
1 c Tomato sauce
1/4 c Catsup
1 ts Garlic salt
1/2 ts Leaf oregano
1 pn Pepper
May be frozen. Defrost in the fridge, on the way to a picnic or in the microwave if you want them in a hurry. Combine water and yeast in mixer bowl and let stand 5 minutes. Add all purpose flour and mix at medium speed for another 4 minutes. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead a few times, form into a ball and place in a well-greased mixing bowl. Turn the ball over to grease the top, cover with a cloth and let stand at room temperature to rise until doubled in volume. While the dough is rising, cook the meat and onions over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the onions are soft and the meat is browned. Drain. Discard fat and juice, return meat and onions to the pan. Add tomato sauce, catsup, seasoning and cook over medium heat until the meat is dry with no noticeable liquid. Set meat mixture aside to cool until dough is ready. After the dough has doubled in volume, transfer it to a lightly floured working surface. Knead lightly. Form into a roll and cut into 12 equal portions. Form each portion into a little ball, cover with a cloth and let rest for 10 minutes. Roll each ball out to form a circle 5 to 6 inches across. Put about 1/4 cup of the meat mixture in the center of the circle. Pull the dough up around the filling and press together at the top. Place on a well greased cookie sheet, cover with a cloth and let stand about 30 to 40 minutes at room temperature or until doubled in volume. Bake at 350 F for 40 to 45 minutes or until lightly browned and firm. Serve hot, using 1 sandwich per serving, or refrigerate or freeze to be used later. 1 sandwich - 293 cal, 2 bread, 2 lean meat exchanges 27 grams carbohydrate, 21 grams protein, 9 grams fat, 574 mg sodium. Low-sodium diets: Omit salt & garlic salt. Use low-sodium tomato sauce and catsup and 1/4 ts powdered garlic. Low-cholesterol diets: Omit egg. Use 2 egg whites or 1/4 cup liquid egg substitute.
All-American Barbecue Sandwiches
4 1/2 pounds Ground beef
1 1/2 cups Onion — chopped
2 1/4 cups Catsup
3 tablespoons Prepared mustard
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons Vinegar
2 tablespoons Sugar
1 tablespoon Salt
1 tablespoon Pepper
18 Hamburger buns — split
In a Dutch oven, cook beef and onion until meat is browned and onion is tender; drain. Combine catsup, mustard, worcestershire, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper; stir into beef mixture. Heat through. Serve on buns.