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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Ingredients:
2 lbs ground beef |
1 cup dry breadcrumbs (see note below) |
1 cup water or 1 cup broth |
2 carrots, shredded |
1 onion, peeled and minced |
1 1/2 teaspoons salt |
1/2 teaspoon pepper (scant) |
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder or 2 garlic cloves, minced |
Directions:
1. Into a large bowl, put the hamburger, bread crumbs, water or broth, prepared vegetables and seasoning. Start mixing and mashing everything together with your hands. Don't be squeamish. Continue to mix and mash until everything is evenly distributed, and the water is fully incorporated. Press the mixture into a 9- by 5-inch loaf pan, or any pan which will hold a full 2 quarts. Smooth out the top so it will be pretty. Bake this at 350F for at least an hour, if the meat was at room temperature, 1 1/2 hours if it was still cold from the refrigerator. Remove the meatloaf from the oven and allow it to sit for a couple of minutes to firm up. Drain off the fat.
2. NOTE: The bread crumbs are not written in stone. Depending on what you have, you may substitute dry oatmeal, cracker crumbs, or crushed cornflakes. If nothing else is available, use four slices of fresh bread torn ino small bits.
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