Meatloaf: With Bread or Oats?
How do you make your meatloaf? I know this sounds like a silly question but this is one of those things that could split up a family. Okay, not really but you know what I mean. I grew up eating meatloaf with oats in it, the husband grew up eating it with bread crumbs. Now which one is right?
To be honest I don’t think there is a wrong way to eat it, of course he does and absolutely refuses to eat it if there is any oats in it. Since I grew up watching it be made one way that is the way I make it and I must say my kids have never complained when I make it with oats. Actually when I do it tends to be more moist, when I make it with the bread it becomes dry, which I don’t like. Even the hubby doesn’t like the one with the bread, I’ve seen his face.
Currently there are over 1,540,000 results for “Meatloaf recipe” found in Google and there are over 100 meatloaf recipe books, etc. Last night I tried my hands at the “Easy Meatloaf” recipe found at All Recipes.com. It is obvious that everyone has their own taste when it comes to meatloaf, my favorite was always having a surprise in the center.
My parents use to make it and experiment with it, we would sometimes have corn in it, cheese in the center or even mushrooms. I have learned NOT to surprise my family, you would be shocked at the faces that I see when they bite into something they had no clue of. How do you make your meatloaf? Do you do surprises? My oldest loves me making them in the form of footballs with cheese melted over them.
I use bread crumbs, but I’ve tried oats before. I use ground turkey in mine with a basque marinating sauce, so my meatloaf tastes different from most recipes. Maybe you could remind Dad that his open-mindedness, when it comes to food, is a great example for his kids.