Grammy's Kitchen · Meatloaf · Meatloaf
One of 44 meatloaf recipes we measured
It ranks #5 of 44 for glaze depth among the meatloaf recipes we compared. 487 cooks on www.recipetineats.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 44.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| binder | 12% | 0% |
| egg | 11% | 11% |
| dairy | 0% | 7% |
| aromatics | 18% | 17% |
| sweetener | 24% | 19% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
| liquid | 1% | 8% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 108 g | 1 cup panko breadcrumbs ((Note 1)) |
| 150 g | 1 large onion (, grated (brown, yellow)) |
| 907 g | 1 kg / 2 lb ground beef (mince) (, preferably not lean) |
| 100 g | 2 eggs |
| 9 g | 3 garlic cloves (, minced) |
| 5 g | 1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce |
| 68 g | 1/4 cup tomato ketchup |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup chopped parsley ((optional), or 2 tsp dried parsley or basil) |
| 2 g | 1 tsp dried thyme |
| 8 g | 2 beef bouillon cubes (, crumbled or 2 tsp beef powder (Note 2)) |
| 2 g | 1 tsp black pepper |
| 136 g | 1/2 cup tomato ketchup |
| 30 g | 2 tbsp cider vinegar |
| 13 g | 1 tbsp brown sugar (, lightly packed) |
Method: 9 steps, published by www.recipetineats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“DELICIOUS!!! I used 80/20 beef. I was worried it would be dry, so I added a splash of milk, and it came out perfect. I also added 1/4 tsp garlic powder, an extra raw clove, 1/4 tsp onion powder. I subbed my own chunky crumbs from the stale ends of bread loaves” — a cook, 5.0★
“My family loves meatloaf! For many years my mother-in-law's recipe reigned supreme. But RTE has dislodged the MIL's recipe from its top of the stack ranking. It is so flavorsome and moist. I personally like the flavor that parsley brings to the party so much t” — a cook, 5.0★