making meatloaf now
in my toaster oven, wow!
it's a meat-racle
Mom's meatloaf recipe, copied straight from my email, to suit the American cook in Beijing:
1 1/2 lb. ground beef, 1 egg, 1 pkg dried onion soup mix (or mushroom soup mix), 3 slices bread. Soak bread in water - squeeze out - Does your hand mixer work? If so, beat bread with egg and soup mix and some
s & p - beat in gr. beef. got any ketchup?? a couple of tablespoons or packets from McDonalds :-) Form into loaf and bake for about 45 minutes at 350.
Translation:
Hmmm. Pounds to grams or kilos = somewhere around 675 grams of ground beef. 2 eggs because the eggs are tiny here. 1 can of French onion soup (no packets to be found) to soak 5 slices of bread in, 5 slices of bread because the soup had all the flavor, but too much moisture. Hand mixer using the power converter worked (but, does your's flash a light when you turn it off, too?)!! Of course, I have S&P. Yes! ketchup packets from McDonald's (I knew they'd come in handy!). Two loaves formed. Fahrenheit to Celcius makes it 180 degrees, but I'll get back to you on the timing.
...I'm back with the timing. It took nearly an hour and a half. But it was well worth the wait.
Serve with gravy made from the remaining French onion soup, instant mashed potatoes sent in a care package from home (!), and an assorted wild mushroom side-dish purchased from the expat grocery store.
Nothing's more thrilling on a Saturday night.
thanks, Ma.
...I'm back with the timing. It took nearly an hour and a half. But it was well worth the wait.
Serve with gravy made from the remaining French onion soup, instant mashed potatoes sent in a care package from home (!), and an assorted wild mushroom side-dish purchased from the expat grocery store.
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| there's no room on this plate for a green vegetable |
Nothing's more thrilling on a Saturday night.
thanks, Ma.
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