LAURA LEE ALICE
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​How to Caramelize Onions:
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• For each medium onion, you will need ¾ Tablespoon each of olive oil
and butter, plus a tiny pinch of salt.
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• After trimming the ends, halve the onion and thinly slice. The half-
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rings will easily separate.
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• Add the olive oil and butter to a skillet; heat to medium-low to melt the
butter. Add the onions and salt.
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• Cook the onions until soft and golden brown or to your liking. (You
may need to lower the heat.) If not using right away​, store in the
refrigerator up to 4 days.
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​If you grew up enjoying your mom's meatloaf, you're going to love this recipe. It's not extravagant, but simple, flavorful, and incredibly easy to make! Most of the ingredients are likely already in your kitchen or pantry. I prefer using chuck for its flavor, but feel free to substitute with other cuts of beef; if using very lean ground beef, you can replace up to half with ground pork or even sausage. I sometimes like to put caramelized onions on top just​​
before serving (recipe below).
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About the Ingredients:​
• The spices, ground garlic, celery seed, dry mustard, and rosemary add so much to the flavor of this recipe.
• Breads crumbs are essential to a good meat loaf. Their dryness is offset with the addition of the eggs and milk.
• The ketchup, brown sugar, and prepared mustard make a simple and delicious glaze that is just stirred together. ​
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Ingredients-Meatloaf
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• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1¼ cups whole milk
• 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 small onion, ¼-inch dice
​• 1 cup dry breadcrumbs (I use Pepperidge Farm)
• 1½ lbs. ground beef (I use lean chuck)
• 1¼ tsp sea salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• ¼ tsp each of ground garlic, celery seed and dry mustard
• Pinch of ground rosemary (optional)
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Ingredients-Glaze
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• Combine ½ cup ketchup, 2 Tbsp packed brown sugar and 2 tsp
prepared yellow mustard in a small bowl; stir well to incorporate
the brown sugar..
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Preheat oven to 350°F. You will need a 9x5-inch ungreased loaf pan.
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Instructions
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1. Whisk the egg, milk, Worcestershire sauce and onion in a large bowl.
2. Add the rest of the meatloaf ingredients and combine gently but thoroughly. (I use glove-covered hands to do this).
3. Spoon into the loaf pan and pat into a flat layer*.
4. Spread glaze over meatloaf; bake for 1 hour. Remove from oven; tilt pan** and pour off grease; return to oven and finish baking until internal temperature registers 160°F. Let sit in pan for 10 minutes then
drain again; remove to serving plate.
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*Lay a piece of plastic wrap on the top to make it easier to smooth.
remove before cooking.
**I fold a piece of foil and hold it on the top of the meatloaf while tilting the pan.​​
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