Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Turkey Meatloaf

Another regular recipe, this always comes out moist. Learning to cook in small apartments, I make this on a cookie sheet as that used to be my only option. I've used the same recipe with ground beef (though sometimes I'll make that as mini-loaves wrapped in bacon).

Ingredients
1.3lbs Ground Turkey
3 tablespoons chopped Onions
1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard (spicy works as well)
1 egg
1 cup plain Breadcrumbs
1/2 teaspoon Pepper
1/2 teaspoon Salt
4 tablespoons white wine (optional, but preferable)
  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Mix the turkey, onions, mustard, egg, breadcrumbs, pepper and salt in a bowl. The mixture should be sticky-moist, adjust the amount of breadcrumbs if needed or add more liquid (I'll sometimes use ketchup).
  3. Gather everything up into a ball and plop it onto a cookie sheet lined with aluminium foil.
  4. Shape the meat into the same shape as a bundt cake, with the hole in the middle. That hole is essential to ensure that the meat cooks through.
  5. Pour the white wine into the hole in the center of the meat loaf. Optional, but I find this helps keep it moist and adds a nice flavor.
  6. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.