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ATK Meatloaf (real ATK)
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| From America's Test Kitchen Minutes to Prepare: 30 Minutes to Cook: 60 Number of Servings: 8 Ingredients | |
| Meat Loaf | |
| 3 ounces | Monterey Jack cheese, grated on small holes of box grater (about 1 cup) |
| 1 tablespoon | unsalted butter |
| 1 medium | onion, chopped fine (about 1 cup) |
| 1 medium rib | celery, chopped fine (about 1/2 cup) |
| 1 medium clove | garlic, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 1 teaspoon) |
| 2 teaspoons | minced fresh thyme leaves |
| 1 teaspoon | paprika |
| 1/4 cup | tomato juice |
| 1/2 cup | low-sodium chicken broth |
| 2 large | eggs |
| 1/2 teaspoon | unflavored gelatin, (powdered) |
| 1 tablespoon | soy sauce |
| 1 teaspoon | Dijon mustard |
| 2/3 cup | crushed saltine crackers |
| 2 tablespoons | minced fresh parsley leaves |
| 3/4 teaspoon | table salt |
| 1/2 teaspoon | ground black pepper |
| 1 pound | ground sirloin |
| 1 pound | ground beef chuck |
| Glaze | |
| 1/2 cup | ketchup |
| 1 teaspoon | hot pepper sauce |
| 1/2 teaspoon | ground coriander |
| 1/4 cup | cider vinegar |
| 3 tablespoons | packed light brown sugar |
Directions
If you can't find chuck and/or sirloin, substitute any 85 percent lean ground beef. Handle the meat gently; it should be thoroughly combined but not pastelike. To avoid using the broiler, glaze the loaf in a 500-degree oven; increase cooking time for each interval by 2 to 3 minutes.
1. Adjust oven rack to middle position; heat oven to 375 degrees. Spread cheese on plate and place in freezer until ready to use. Prepare baking sheet (see illustration below).
2. Heat butter in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until foaming; add onion and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Add garlic, thyme, and paprika and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Reduce heat to low and add tomato juice. Cook, stirring to scrape up browned bits from pan, until thickened, about 1 minute. 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 minutes. Stir in soy sauce, mustard, saltines, parsley, salt, pepper, and onion mixture. Crumble frozen cheese into coarse powder and sprinkle over mixture. Add ground beef; mix gently with hands until thoroughly combined, about 1 minute. Transfer meat to foil rectangle and shape into 10 by 6-inch oval about 2 inches high. Smooth top and edges of meat loaf with moistened spatula. Bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted into center of loaf reads 135 to 140 degrees, 55 to 65 minutes. Remove meat loaf from oven and turn on broiler.
4. While meat loaf cooks, combine ingredients for glaze in small saucepan; bring to simmer over medium heat and cook, stirring, until thick and syrupy, about 5 minutes. Spread half of glaze evenly over cooked meat loaf with rubber spatula; place under broiler and cook until glaze bubbles and begins to brown at edges, about 5 minutes. Remove meat loaf 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 minutes more. Let meat loaf cool about 20 minutes before slicing.
Allowing meat loaf to stew in its own juices makes for a greasy mess. Here's our solution: Fold heavy-duty aluminum foil to form a 10 by 6-inch rectangle. Center the foil on a metal cooling rack and place the rack over a rimmed baking sheet. Poke holes in the foil with a skewer (about half an inch apart). Spray the foil with nonstick cooking spray.
Makes 6-8 servings
Number of Servings: 8
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