Harley-Davidson Cafe Homestyle Meatloaf

Submitted by Martini Guy

"This comes from the Harley-Davidson Cafe in New York, which apparently is no longer in business. However, the Las Vegas Harley-Davidson Cafe may still serve it. The portions in the recipe would have to be adjusted unless you are freezing some or serving for a good size dinner party."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb bacon
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 3⁄4 tablespoon black pepper
• 3⁄4 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons dried thyme
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons dry mustard
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons paprika
• 3⁄4 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 cup tomato juice
• 3⁄4 cup evaporated milk
• 2 cups dry breadcrumbs
• 4 eggs
• 5 lbs ground beef

directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Cook bacon in frying pan, remove, drain and chop.
3. Leave drippings in pan and saute (but do not brown) onion and celery.
4. Add pepper, onion powder, thyme, salt, mustard, paprika and garlic powder.
5. Cook for 10 minutes.
6. Remove pan from heat and add tomato juice and evaporated milk.
7. Mix bread crumbs with eggs and add to meat.
8. Add spice mixture and bacon to meat mixture and mix gently.
9. Place mixture in two or three 8 x 4 inch individual loaf pans.
10. Cook until done, about 40 to 50 minutes, or until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees on a meat thermometer.

Reviews

[HELEN W.]

Sorry .. I may have done something wrong but I believe I made it just as it is here but the thyme was just too overpowering for us. Good texture but i wonder if that should have been teasons and not tablespoons. I will try that next time.

 

[mickeydownunder]

I halved recipe, fiddled with a it a bit, TRUE! Came out moist, delicious too, Wasn't big fan of meatloaf before, Now hubby asks can he have more? Thanks for sharing this...sad cafe's closed as well? Perhaps a reincarnated one will open? Only time will tell!

 

[bullwinkle]

I think this was the bigest meatlosf mixture I have ever made. (LOL). Just had a little trouble getting it well blended otherwise it was a good meatloaf. It made a good meatloaf sandwich the next day. I served this with recipe #26462 Bob's seasoned scalloped potatoes. Thanks Martini Guy.

 

[Sue4677]

I have been making the same meatloaf for years ... my family loves it. However, my son got married this summer to a lovely young lady that is allergic to dairy products ... and my meatloaf has lots of cheese in it. Scratch that! I tried this recipe a couple of weeks ago and it was delicious. None of us missed the cheese! I have never used breadcrumbs before ... always oatmeal. However, I loved the texture as well as the taste. It melts in your mouth!