Yes, that’s really a meatloaf. I got the idea of using a bundt pan from Connie of HouseOnAHill.net. Although her meatloaf was meatier and more moist than mine but I’ll tell you more about that later. Meatloaf is just one of those dishes where you make it and then you don’t make it again until after 6 months or perhaps longer, like a year in my case. There’s nothing wrong with this particular meat dish, it’s just, it’s actually kind of a boring dish for a ground beef or any ground meat for that matter. Which is why I try to make it more flavorful when making it like adding barbecue sauce for instance.
INGREDIENTS:
2-3 pounds of ground beef
1 egg
1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs (1 piece of bread, crumbled in a blender)
1 tbsp dried basil
1 tbsp dried oregano
sprinkle of garlic powder
salt and pepper to season
3/4 cup of barbecue sauce
another 1/4 cup barbecue sauce for glaze
Preaheat the oven to 355°
In a huge mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients together except for the lat 1/4 cup of barbecue sauce. Use your hands to mix everything together.
Put the mixture in a loaf pan or a bundt cake pan. It’s really up to you. Cook it in the oven for about 45 minutes or an hour.
Once cooked, take it out, put a serving plate on top of the pan, then carefully turn it upside down. Brush the top with the remaining barbecue sauce.
I served with mashed potatoes (used an ice cream scooper to get that ball shape), and peas. I have to admit that the meatloaf was a little bit dry. My husband said I might have over-mixed it. I said, that and probably cooked it for too long. Hey, it was good thanks to the barbecue sauce but just for a tip, don’t over mix and cook for a little less than an hour.
