Country MeatLoaf Recipe

Meatloaf, the staple of my childhood. I do like to try most variations I see, and this is one I like

• Meal Type: Entree
• Ethnicity: American
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: Over 1 hour, less than 1 day

Ingredients

• 2 tb Butter or margarine
• 1 Onion, diced (1 cup)
• 1 c Carrots, pared and shredded
• 2 lb Ground beef
• 2 ts Salt
• 1/2 lb Mushrooms, trimmed & sliced
• 1 c Thinly sliced celery
• 2 tb Water
• 1/2 c Sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 ts Seasoned salt
• 2 tb Soy sauce

Directions

1. Combine butter or margarine, mushrooms, onion, celery, carrots, and water in a medium-size frying pan
2. Heat to boiling, cover and cook 10 minutes or until vegetables are crispy tender
3. Combine ground beef, flour, salt, seasoned salt, soy sauce, and cooked vegetable mixture in a large bowl
4. Mix lightly, until well-blended
5. Shape into a rectangular loaf, 8 X 6, in a greased jelly-roll pan
6. Bake in moderate over (350 degrees) for 1 hour, or until crusty-brown
7. Sprinkle with chopped parsley before serving, if you wish.