MEATLOAF

Here is my meatloaf recipe. I came up with it all on my own, with influences from Grandma and Paula Dean. Paula excites me, because it's like watching my Grandma on tv, except Grandma's laugh is so much nicer.


Best Meatloaf
2-ish lbs of ground beef. Pick your fat level. I don’t care. I think I used 85.
½-3/4 of an onion, roughly chopped.
2-3 cloves of garlic, depending on how ballsy you are.
1 ½ cups of bread crumbs/stale bread that you put in a plastic bag and beat with a spoon to crush.
1 egg
1 ½ tbsp. steak sauce
A few heavy shakes of Italian seasoning.


SPECIAL SAUCE
½ cup bbq sauce
1/3 cup tomato sauce
1 cup ketchup
Pinch of dried garlic
Pinch of red pepper flakes

Preheat your oven to 375°. Chop/crush everything. Stick it all in a bowl and blend REALLY well with your hands. Utensils are for babies. Attempt to form it into a loaf shape, and stick it in a lightly oiled dutch oven. Mine’s from Calphalon because I’m better than you. Also, I live right next to the outlet and got it mad cheap. Spread half the special sauce on top, covering it. Put the cover on the pot. Stick it in the oven for about 50 minutes. I set my oven for 45, but my cat was distracting me. Pull it out and pour the rest of the sauce on it. Leave the lid off, and put the loaf back in the oven for another hour. After an hour, turn the oven off but leave it in there for about 20 minutes. Don’t open the oven door or ALL WILL BE LOST. Take this time to make some mashed potatoes. Oh look, here’s a recipe. You can’t screw it up.

I-Can’t-Stop-Shoving-Them-In-My-Face Mashed Potatoes.
4-5 Large red potatoes
1/3 cup sour cream
A handful of grated reggiano cheese
A small pat of butter
2 tsp. garlic powder.
1 tsp. salt.
Get a pot of boiling water. Peel some of the nasty skin off the potatoes, but you can leave what’s not dirty on there. Skin makes it look fancy. Boil the potatoes for about 20 minutes, or until you can stick a fork in the biggest pieces without any resistance. Drain the potatoes, and put them back in the pot. Add the rest of the ingrediants and mash with a real potato masher. Don’t use a mixer. Man up and use a real potato masher.