Recently when I cooked Italian Meatloaf it reminded me of how much I love my mums meatloaf with bbq sauce. It is a beautiful moist meatloaf baked with a very rich barbeque sauce. It is also made with classic ingredients that you find in most Aussie pantries, such as Keens curry powder and tomato sauce.
The meatloaf is shaped in a baking tray from a mixture of 500g minced beef (or whatever type you like really), 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs, 2 onions, parsley, S&P, 1/2 cup milk, 2 tsp curry powder and an egg. I have changed the recipe in that I like to chop up a few veges and mix through as well, on this occasion I added grated carrot and chopped tomato. This is then baked at 180C for 30 minutes.
In the meanwhile prepare the sauce by mixing 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup tomato sauce, 1/4 cup worcestershire sauce, 2 tbsp vinegar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1 tsp instant coffee powder, 25g butter and 2 tbsp lemon juice. Bring this to a boil and simmer for about five minutes. After the thirty minutes is up remove the meatloaf from the oven and you may (depending on your mince quality) need to remove the excess fat from the pan. Pour the sauce over the top of the meatloaf and bake for a further forty five minutes. In that time baste the meatloaf a few times.
This is a really delicious hearty meal that always reminds me of my childhood.
I LOVE meatloaf - as you may already know! This looks amazing! I love that tasty glaze over top and the crusty parts! So good.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great recipe!It seems really yummy!Have a lovely day,dear!
ReplyDeleteNothing like mum's comfort food! The meatloaf looks great! Funny thing, I'll post one of my mum's recipes soon, too :)
ReplyDeleteThis post is good timing as The Boy was saying only this week he wanted to make meat loaf. I'm intersted that there is coffee powder in the BBQ sauce though - you just mean something like Nescafe?
ReplyDeleteIt's always good to try older recipes..I love the coffee addition in the sauce, very different!Have a good night!
ReplyDeleteThis must be the Mum's Everywhere Meatloaf Recipe - mine has one very similar!!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious, I have not made a meat loaf for ages. Diane
ReplyDeleteRecipes from the childhood are sometimes the best ;-) I'll have to try this recipe next time!
ReplyDeleteYum! I have never made meatloaf. Have bookmarked this to try it out - thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThis is real comfort food! Not just for the taste and texture but also for the memories! :)
ReplyDeleteMuppy, that looks delicious! I make a meatloaf that an Australian friend of mine introduced me to. That one has coffee in the sauce too.
ReplyDeleteGotta love mums cooking, and yes i just used nescafe instant coffee powder!
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of coffee powder in a sauce for meatloaf. sounds interesting.
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