Mom's Meatloaf (German Falsche Hase)

BecR's Note:

A real family pleaser, and great comfort food. Great served with green beans and mashed potatoes, with extra catsup on the side. I usually double the recipe and make two loaves in order to have extra for meatloaf sandwiches the next day--yum!!! Recipe is from my mother who learned it from my Oma, growing up.

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

Ingredients:

Serves: 6

Yield: 1.0 loaf

• 1 1⁄3; lbs ground beef (I like it with ground round)
• 2 eggs
• 3 tablespoons onions , finely chopped
• salt and pepper , to taste
• 1 slice white bread , torn into 1/2 inch chunks
• 1⁄8;-¼ cup milk
• 1 slice bacon , uncooked, cut crosswise into narrow strips (1/4-inch x 1-inch slivers)
• 1 tablespoon fine breadcrumb (generous, a grated hard roll, oats or wheat germ will do)
• 1 tablespoon catsup (generous)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Soak white bread in enough milk to make a mush, set aside.
3. Mix together ground beef, eggs, onion, salt and pepper; blend well.
4. Add bread/milk mixture to the meat mixture.
5. Pat meat into a loaf shape and place onto baking sheet with a lip to catch drippings (line the pan with foil for easy cleanup).
6. Press bacon slivers gently into top of loaf with pointed tip of a knife.
7. Spoon catsup generously on top of meatloaf, then sprinkle with fine breadcrumbs.
8. Bake for 50-60 minutes, until the meat is nicely browned and topping is caramelized.
9. Leftovers make very delectable sandwiches the following day, so you may wish to double the recipe and make two loaves! I prefer white bread for mine, with just a little catsup. DH likes his with whole grain wheat bread and lotsa catsup. I hope you enjoy :).

Reviews

[chefhalo]

I cooked Oma's Meatloaf and I can say for it "beautiful"! Thank you BecR for sharing....

[hippeastrum]

delicious.. very juicy, full of flavor and crispy on the top too.. I was too lazy to cut up the bacon, so I made my meatloaf elongated like a rectangle and stretched over slices of bacon on it. The drippings in the pan also made quite a bit of smoke, but luckily the meatloaf itself never burned. End result was still very tasty. Thanks!

[RotiJala]

This is pretty flavourful with a mix of minced pork and beef. Served it with caramelized onions, radish-tinged mash potato and saute'ed celery. My German other half ate quite a lot of it. ;-)