Dutch Meat Loaf

Debaylady's Note:

This recipe comes from an older, but local Church cookbook of family favorites. While the meat loaf is pretty standard, it is the sauce that intrigued me. We especially like it and I hope you will as well. This is comfort food! Just remember ovens vary so your time may be different.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 50 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 35 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

Meat loaf

• 1 ½ lbs ground beef
• 1 cup fresh breadcrumb , moistened with milk
• 1 medium onion , diced
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 1 egg , beaten
• 0.5 (7 ounce) can tomato sauce

Sauce

• 0.5 (7 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons prepared mustard

Directions:

1. Meal loaf:.
2. In a medium bowl, mix ground beef, onion, and egg together. Add the milk soaked bread crumbs, salt and pepper, then the tomato sauce to the meat mixture and lightly blend together.
3. Form into a loaf. Place in a shallow pan.
4. Bake in a moderate oven set at 350 degrees.
5. Sauce Mixture:.
6. Immediately begin mixing the sauce ingredients in a smaller bowl. Combine well.
7. Pour over meat loaf.
8. Continue baking 1 1/2 hours longer, basting occasionally.

Reviews

[Ind Stan]

I have been making a simular version of this recipe for many years. Both my teens request meat loaf knowing this is what I am making. I will be adding the molasses to the ingredients I already use.

[FL JoJo]

Really good. Excellent for leftover sandwiches, too. Makes lots of sauce. Didn't know what fresh breadcrumbs were, so used small bread cubes. Yummy!

[Gretchen,in IN.]

the sauce on this meatloaf is awsome!! bit surprising though, i have never cooked with or ever used molasses. this meatloaf is a keeper.thanks for sharing this recipie. also i now have a bottle of molasses i dont know what to do with.