Copy Cat Recipe: Boston Market Meatloaf
This recipe takes about 1 1/2 hours to make.
1 1/2 lbs lean ground sirloin
1 cup tomato sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons bbq sauce
1 clove of garlic finely chopped
1/2 medium onion finely chopped
1 tablespoon sugar
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1. Preheat oven to 400?F.
2. Combine the bbq sauce, tomato sauce and sugar in a small saucepan.
3. Heat the mixture over medium heat, stir frequently this mixture
can burn easily. Remove from heat oven it begins to bubble.
4. In a large mixing bowl. Add your meat, tomato sause, chopped
onion and garlic. Keep a small amount of the tomato sause aside for
later (1/4 cup is lots)
5. Mix the above till it is all well integrated. Hands work best
for this but a large wooden spoon works too
6. Add the flour, salt, ground pepper.
7. Again use your hands to work the spices and flour into the meat mix.
8. Take the finished meat mixture and drop it in a loaf pan. The 2
piece pan with slots on the botom is ideal as the fat can drain away.
9. Cover the pan with foil and place it into your 400?F oven for 30 minutes.
10. Remove the pan from the oven after 30 minutes and run a knife
around the sides (to prevent sticking) Also if not using meatloaf pan
drain the excess fat away.
11. Take the knife and while still in the pan cut the meatloaf into
6-8 slices. This helps it cook through more evenly.
12. Get the tomato sause you put aside earlier and pour it over the
meatloaf. No need to spread it around just let it run over the meat.
13. Back in the oven for 25-30 more minutes uncovered.
14. remove and let the meatloaf rest for 5-10 minutes. This is
hardest part of the recipe but one of the most important. Resting the
meatloaf lets the juices go back into the meat resulting in a moister
meatloaf.
