"Glitter Ninja" > wrote in message
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> I've been on a meatloaf kick lately, but I'm having trouble with the
> meat being a little bland. I use two pounds of hamburger (plenty for
> two people plus leftovers) and add an egg, about 1/4 cup Italian spiced
> breadcrumbs, about 1/2 t. dried mustard and 2 T minced onion. I
> covered the loaf with a mix of ketchup, wet mustard, and brown sugar.
> The sauce on top was great but the meat itself was bland. The 2nd time
> I made it, I added some salt & pepper and doubled the mustard and onion
> in the meat, with no improvement.
> What do you guys use? Am I just using way too few spices for the
> amount of meat?
>
> Stacia
>

Try 1/2 ground beef and 1/2 ground pork. I'd say 1/4c breadcrumbs is way too
little. I'd use at least 1c minced onion.


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