Americas Test Kitchen Glazed Meatloaf Recipes

TEST KITCHEN'S FAVORITE ALL-BEEF MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Tear bread into pieces; pulse in a food processor to make fine crumbs (or use plain breadcrumbs) set aside.
• Cook the Vegetables:Pulse vegetables in food processor until finely chopped (or do so by hand). Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add vegetables, thyme, and 1 teaspoon kosher salt to skillet; cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables have softened, about 8 minutes. Stir in Worcestershire sauce, broth, and 1/4 cup ketchup. Remove from heat; let cool completely.
• Prep the Meat and Glaze: In a small bowl, stir together remaining 1/2 cup ketchup and the brown sugar for glaze; set aside. In a large bowl, combine vegetable mixture with ground chuck, egg, 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper. Mix with your hands until well combined.
• Bake and Let Cool:On a rimmed baking sheet, form meat mixture into a loaf that's 10 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 2 inches high, packing firmly to prevent cracking. Coat top and sides with glaze. Bake until top is caramelized and a thermometer inserted into thickest part registers 165 degrees, 55 to 65 minutes. (If top is browning too quickly, tent with foil.) Let cool at least 25 minutes, then serve with comforting sides, like mashed potatoes. and sauteed broccolini.

GLAZED ALL-BEEF MEATLOAF (ATK)

Steps:

• 1. MEAT LOAF: Adjust oven rack to middle position. Heat oven to 375F. Spread cheese on a plate and place in freezer until ready to use. To prepare baking sheet, set a metal cooling rack over a rimmed baking sheet. Fold a sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil to form a 10" by 6" rectangle. Center foil on cooling rack and poke holes in foil with a skewer (about 1/2" apart). Spray foil with nonstick cooking spray. 2. Heat butter in 10" skillet over med-hi until foaming; add onion and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, 6 to 8 mins. Add garlic, thyme, and paprika and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 min. Reduce heat to low, add tomato juice. Cook, stirring to scrape up browned bits from pan, until thickened, about 1 min. Transfer mixture to small bowl and set aside to cool. 3. Whisk broth and eggs in large bowl until combined. Sprinkle gelatin over liquid and let stand 5 mins. Stir in soy sauce, mustard, saltines, parsley, salt, pepper, and onion mixture. Crumble frozen cheese into a coarse powder and sprinkle over mixture. Add ground beef; mix gently with your hands until thoroughly combined, about 1 min. Transfer the meat to foil and shape into a 10" by 6" oval about 2" high. Smooth top and edges of meatloaf with a moistened spatula. Bake until instant-read thermometer reads 135F-140F, 55-65 mins. Remove meat loaf from oven and turn on the broiler. 4. For glaze: While meatloaf cooks, combine ingredients for glaze in a small saucepan; bring to simmer over med heat and cook, stirring, until thick and syrupy, about 5 mins. Spread half of glaze evenly over cooked meatloaf with a rubber spatula; place under broiler and cook until glaze bubbles and begins to brown at edges, about 5 mins. Remove the meatloaf from oven and spread evenly with remaining glaze; place back under broiler and cook until glaze is again bubbling and beginning to brown, about 5 mins more. Let meatloaf cool about 20 mins before slicing.

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.