I meant to make a loaf but it got so big it became a cake.
What you need:
Meat – It doesn’t fucking matter what kind; get several and mix them together you crazy MoFo!
Onion
Garlic
Carrot
Eggs
Spices – basil, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder
Worcestershire sauce
Ketchup – make yourself feel good and get the organic, sugar free kind that tastes like crap…just kidding. This is for the top of the meat creation so get a tasty one.
What you do:
Sauté the onion, carrot, and garlic until there is no liquid in the pan (you want them to cook off all their liquid). Otherwise you’ll have soggy meat.
Mix the spices, eggs, Worcestershire sauce and meat(s) together. Let the sautéed veggies cool a bit before you mix them in or it will hurt/burn (this would be experience talking). I mean it wasn’t a 3rd degree burn but it definitely involved me cussing up a storm in my Mother-in-law’s kitchen (who, unlike you, my wonderful reader, doesn’t appreciate some goddamned strong language).
Put it in a pan, or baking dish, or make little personal cupcake-sized cute meatloafs, or whatever you like. Squirt ketchup on top in a fancy pattern.
Put it in the oven at 3500 F for an hour.
Feel free to enjoy the imagery of my Mother-In-Law (MIL) telling me how this was not the way she learned to do it. You know how MIL’s talk…
“When I did this or that it was so much better.”
“We never used that kind of language.” (Have I mentioned she’s not a fan of the blog?)
And that she “hopes it turns out ok.”
“Won’t it take 2 hours because yours is so big?” (Is this an inuendo?) No; it takes an hour because science (it’s the thickness that matters (“that’s what she said”)). I put mine in a baking dish and made it flat like a cake. So, yeah, I made meat cake. An hour was just right for meat cake. Depending on your thickness your meatloaf may take more or less time. Use a thermometer if you’re really worried.
It was really good! Even the picky eater ate it. When I do it again I’ll add pictures.
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