Hearty Country Meatloaf With Sour Cream Gravy Recipes

HEARTY COUNTRY MEATLOAF WITH SOUR CREAM GRAVY

Steps:

• Tear the bread into small pieces and soak in a large mixing bowl with the milk while you prepare the rest of the loaf.
• Melt the butter in a small skillet and saute the mushrooms, onion and garlic until soft, about 3 minutes.
• Let cool.
• Mix the vegetables and meat into the bread mixture with your hands.
• Add the eggs, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, marjoram, thyme, salt and pepper; mix by hand in a circular motion.
• Form into a free-form 9" x 5" loaf.
• Drape with the bacon and place on a greased rack in a broiler pan.
• Bake in a preheated 375 degree F oven for about 1 hour and 15 to 30 minutes, or until browned and meat is cooked through.
• Lift off the rack and keep warm while making the gravy.
• Pour 1/4 cup of the pan drippings into a small saucepan.
• Stir flour into the drippings until smooth.
• Cook, stirring, over medium heat 3 minutes.
• Gradually stir in the stock and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and cook until thickened.
• Stir in the sour cream; heat through but do not boil.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer to a heated sauce boat and sprinkle with parsley.

TANGY MEATLOAF WITH SOUR CREAM MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• In large bowl combine the eggs, 1/2 cup of the onion sour cream dip, the bread crumbs, celery, onion, pimento, dill weed, salt and pepper; mix well. Blend in the ground beef and pork.
• In slow cooker, crisscross two 15" x 2" strips of foil (use heavy duty or double thickness of regular ), across the bottom and up the sides. Place the meat mixture atop the foil strips, pressing lightly to form a round loaf that doesn't touch the sides of the pot.
• Cover; cook on low heat 8-9 hours. Lift out the meatloaf, using the foil handles; drain off excess fat. Serve with Sour Cream Mushroom Sauce:.
• In saucepan, combine remaining 1/2 cup of onion sour cream dip and cream of mushroom soup.
• Heat through, stirring occasionally.

HEARTY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Process or crumble the bread and combine with the minced vegetables in a large bowl.
• Mix the meat, eggs and seasonings together in a bowl. Knead until thoroughly combined. Add meat mixture to the crumbs/veggie mixture. Combine, but don't over mix.
• Set a wire rack over an 11 x 17 baking pan. Cut a 5 x 11 piece of parchment paper and place it on the rack.
• Form the meat mixture into and elongated loaf on the parchment paper.
• Mix the next 2 ingredients together and baste the loaf--set aside.
• Heat the oil and sauté the onion rings. When soft and golden in places, add water and cook until most of the water evaporates. Garnish the loaf with the onion rings.
• Bake 30 minutes, then sprinkle rosemary needles on top. Continue baking for another 25 minutes. Cool on rack for 15 minutes before serving.