Splosh =  whatever you will afford from the bottle you're drinking.

Ground chuck = Mince of 80% beef 20 % fat.  As in 'chuck  blade roast' which btw, makes a superb beouff bourg, not the mince, the whole cut.

Use white wine or leave the wine out.

Last edited by MsPablo (Tue 03 Feb 09 12:05pm)

chuck seems to be a name for cuts from the shoulder of beef  or what we call blade  roasts and steaks here in Canada.. I think it is particular to USA to call it chuck though..

My mamma makes exactly the same meatloaf as MsPabs (the 1st one)!!
But she cooks it in a large saucepan instead, sort of stewed loaf, then slices it when it's cold and warms up the sauce and puts the slices back in. It's a great recipe for a budget because you can make a BIG batch and freeze, in fact my mum makes loads of it and then gives us it in tubs and most times she ends up giving a tub of it to guests.

She's had to teach my sisters in law to make it because my brothers go on and on about  it and their kids love it too!!!!
And if you can't be bothered to cook it's easy, eat it cold in sarnies the next day   

I remember watching "Happy Days" as a kid, and they would frown and whine if their mum made meatloaf, and I couldn't understand why, in our house we'd kill for the last slice!!  

Last edited by DebDiMaggio (Tue 03 Feb 09 12:19pm)

Country Meat Loaf

Ingredients:

    * 2 tablespoons butter
    * 4 to 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
    * 1 cup chopped onion
    * 1 cup thinly sliced celery
    * 1 cup shredded carrots
    * 2 tablespoons water
    * 2 pounds lean ground beef
    * 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
    * 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
    * 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
    * 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
    * 1/2 teaspoon tarragon or thyme
    * 2 tablespoons soy sauce

Preparation:
In a skillet, combine butter, mushrooms, onion, celery, carrots, and water; heat to boiling. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes, until vegetables are crisp-tender. Combine ground beef, flour, salt, seasoned salt, parsley, tarragon or thyme, and soy sauce in a large bowl; add vegetable mixture and gently mix meat loaf mixture together. On a greased pan, shape into a meat loaf. Bake at 350° for 1 hour.
Meat loaf recipe serves 6 to 8.