salgud wrote:

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> I don't have the recipe in front of me, but it's basically hamburger
> with chopped garlic and scallions with the conventional ingredients,
> amounts adjusted to give the right consistency for meatloaf. Then
> topped with a nice thick layer of Hoison sauce before it goes into the
> oven. Very different and very tasty!
>
Thanks! Hoisin sauce is my current favourite sauce so I will be sure to
give it a try. I quite often doctor up meatloaf even though the family
favourite is my regular meatloaf. The last time I made it I topped it
with sauteed onions and mushrooms then motzarella cheese. I often add
shredded carrots, zucchini, onions, and celery to meatloaf. One
variation that went over well had italian seasoning, onions, mushrooms
and an inner layer of cheddar cheese. I use extra lean ground beef for
meatloaf so like adding extras for moisture. I hate dry meatloaf!
Sometimes I use ground turkey or ground pork for a variation to beef.
The turkey one comes out nicely with a little poultry seasoning added.