Monday, February 7, 2011

Ma! Meatloaf!

Didn't workout today, but I ate some meatloaf I made on Sat, that counts right? Recipe below incase you're interested. Easy w/ minimal ingredients.

Yields ~10 "slices" or 3-4 servings

Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef (pork, veal, turkey are fine, all grass fed/pastured/etc obvi, add more meat if you want more servings)
1/2 tablespoon of the following (none of which I had but I'm sure would have made it even better) chives, thyme, parsley
2 large eggs (pastured)
3-4 tablespoons of flax seed meal (in lieu of bread crumbs--almond flour or some other good flour would probably do the trick too)
1/2 cup whole milk (forgot this part too)
salt and pepper
1 stalk of celery, finely diced (forgot this too but wouldn't hurt to add it)
1 pepper (any color would probably work, I used yellow)
1 large onion, finely diced
(any other vegetables finely diced would likely only add to this recipe too)
2 cups chicken stock
8-10 cloves garlic (recipe says to roast them, I added them raw, nbd)
3 tablespoons butter
couple teaspoons of paprika (no idea how much, I just poured that shit out of the bottle)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350

Throw ground beef, chives, thyme, parsley, eggs, flax seed meal or flour shit, milk, salt and pepper into a large mixing bowl

Heat a pan over med-high heat, throw vegetables up in there with some olive oil til vegetables are soft. Let the vegetables cool then throw them in the bowl w/ the meat.

Mix that shit up w/ your hands. Throw it all on a baking sheet w/ a sheet of parchment paper or throw it into a loaf pan if thats how you roll. If no loaf pan, shape it into...a loaf.

Bake for 40-50 mins or however long it takes for the internal temp to reach 155-160 degrees.

While thats baking or cooling you can put together a sauce w/ the broth, (roasted) garlic and butter over med-high heat, simmering for 10-15 mins or until lightly thickened. Add some more thyme, chives, parsley, and/or whatever other spices you want. Serve the meatloaf w/ sauce.

Money in the bank meatloaf w/ no bread, breadcrumbs, or refined starch/sugar/high fructose corn syrup needed. Probably takes 30 min of actual prep/cooking time and should last you a few days worth of meals.

1 comment:

  1. fantastic, I've been trying to convince my wife to make some meatloaf.. She just doesn't get the concept lol :) Solid amount of protein to calories.

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