Meat Loaf

A very simple recipe that any guy can make.

Serving Size: 12 regular size portions (adjust according to your stomach).

Preparation Time: 2 hours

2 1/2 lbs ground chuck
1 lb ground veal
1/2 lb ground lean pork
2 cups soft bread crumbs
1 cup chopped onions
4 eggs, slightly beaten
1 can bean soup
1 can tomato soup
4 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper

Press into greased loaf pan & bake at 350 for 1 1/4 hours

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Just made this - some lucky Moparts members will get to try it at the Mopar Atlantic Nats at ETown next weekend, I'm making a double batch. Taste it for yourselves if you're there.


Whiskey-Braised Apple Sauce

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger (about a 2-3 inch piece)
6 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and coarsely chopped
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup bourbon

In a saucepan, melt butter and saute ginger for 1 minute. Add apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and bourbon. Simmer uncovered until apples are very tender, about 45 minutes.
Puree in a blender until "apple butter" consistency.

into one big bowl you go
1 box small curd cottage cheese
1 box favorite flavor jello
1 box whip
lotsa small marshmallow's
lotsa chopped nuts, whole nuts, any nuts
i can diced pineapple or oranges or mixed fruit or strawberries or sliced bananna's or any fruit of your choice
mix it all up, chill it, serve

i have to admit i didn't read EVERY recipe but i thought of one i'd like to share.

Hungarian Beef Goulash

this recipe serves around four people, just double amounts and add a 1/4 to the times for additional servings.

ingredients:

2 tbsp olive oil
2 pounds beef round, cubed
2 onions, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tbsp all purpose flour
2 teasp paprika
1 teasp caraway seed
14 oz skinned and chopped tomatoes
1 1/4 cups beef stock
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 carrot, chopped
sour cream @ extra paprika for serving

heat the oil in a large pan or casserole and fry the meat on high heat for ~ 5 minutes, stirring until browned. remove meat, making sure to leave oil and meat juices in the pan. add the onions and garlic, frying over medium heat until soft (around 5 minutes), then add flour, paprika and caraway seeds. stir and cook for 2 minutes. add the meat to the mixture, stir in the tomatoes, bring to a boil, cover, and simmer for around two hours. After two hours of simmering, stir the carrot and red pepper and season with salt and pepper. cover and simmer for an additional 25 minutes.

serve in a bowl with a spoonful of sour cream and a sprinkle of paprika.

the recipe calls for dumplings which you can make and put in the pot with the carrots and red pepper. i usually add a slice of french bread when i serve it, but the dumplings are easy enough to do:

1 cup self rising flour
1/2 cup shredded suet
1 tbsp chopped parsely
1/2 teasp caraway seeds
salt and pepper

siftthe flour and seasonings together, add around 3-4 tbsp of water and make into soft dough. divide into ~6-8 balls and add into the goulash (on top) with the carrots, around 25 minutes before the dish is done.

this is a great potluck dish in that it is REALLY filling. a little bit goes a long way. ENJOY!

One more- Billy Greenstick's Easy Chili.
Start a loaf of brown bread in the bread maker.
Brown 1 1/2-2 lbs of lean ground beef in a stew pot, along with 1/2 of a finely chopped, medium sized onion, 1 or 2 cloves of crushed garlic, 1/2 of a medium sized red or green pepper cut up into the size you like (I chop them fairly small), using olive oil. I find olive oil adds a nice flavor. Grind a 28 oz. can of tomatoes in the blender and pour into the stewpot along with the rest of the chopped onion. Add 1 can of deep brown beans in tomato sauce- I like Heinz or Libby's, but the Heinz is a bit darker. Add a heaping tablespoon of honey or brown sugar. Stir in 3 heaping tablespoons of ground chili powder, a sprinkle of salt (but not too much), about a 1/4 tsp of salsa seasoning. Leave to simmer on low heat for long enough to take a nap. Leave the lid slightly askew in order to reduce the chili somewhat and thicken it. When your company arrives, fill your other stew pot with fresh corn on the cob and get it cooking. By then, the bread will be done. Grate some cheddar cheese while your spouse serves up the cold Corona's. Serve the chili in bowls, with grated cheese melting on top, and a thick slice of bread for dipping, and real butter for the corn. Discuss politics and religion over supper. Enjoy!

Just to make you ask questions.

Actaully, I was lookinng for a couple of the recies that were in here.

I'll throw in this lamb receipe. It's real easy and tastes great.
2 racks of lamb frenched and fell trimed
grey poupon or other dijon mustard
1/2 LB dry roasted unsalted pistachios
your favorite dry rub ( I use Emiril's Essence
Sprinkle the rub all over the racks then sear the
racks in a very hot pan for 30 to 45 seconds on the sides, bottom, and fat side of the racks and let cool.Now coat the racks with the grey poupon.
Take your pistachio nuts and buzz them in a food processor for 45 seconds.Now with the grey poupon acting like a glue pack the pisachio mix on the rack to form a crust. Time to preheat the oven to 400 and put the racks in the roasting pan.I like to stand mine up intertwining the rib bones.Takes
about 35 min for med rare. I cut mine in doublee thick chops and serve.Enjoy