Homemade Meatloaf Recipe – Best Ever!

Homemade Meatloaf Recipe – Best Ever!

With this easy Homemade Meatloaf Recipe, you’ll make the Best Meatloaf Ever—tasty, juicy, and doesn’t crumble when you slice it.

Secrets to the Perfect Meatloaf

When it comes to making a great meatloaf—the best ever—you’ll need to know a few secrets. Yes, ground chuck and ground pork make the best meatloaf mix because of their high-fat content. They’re also my favorite combination of meats for this recipe. But if you want to try part or all, sirloin for a lower fat content (or even ground chicken or turkey), you can still make a great meatloaf with my tips.

Why is Fat Important for Your Meatloaf?

First, the secret to a juicy meatloaf that doesn’t crumble when you slice it is the fat that’s part of your ingredients. But how do you achieve a juicy recipe with lower fat meats? Well, the secret is…bone broth!

Bone broth is high in gelatin, so it brings a much needed binding agent to the meatloaf when there is less fat in the mix. And it doesn’t matter what type of bone broth you use—beef, chicken, or turkey—it won’t affect the taste of the final dish. Plus, thanks to the bone broth, you don’t need to go overboard with the breadcrumbs, which would otherwise cut into the nice meaty taste of meatloaf.

What About Moisture in Your Meatloaf?

Second, the next secret to a juicy meatloaf that doesn’t crumble when you slice it is moisture. The fat certainly helps with this, but you need something more, especially when using lower fat meats. The bone broth helps bind the lower fat meats because it is a liquid that adds moisture in addition to gelatin. But no matter what type of meat you use, you want to make sure there is plenty of moisture mixed in with your meat.

With the traditional mix of chuck and pork, I like to use milk as my liquid, and it works great, especially full-fat milk since it adds moisture as well as additional fat. But whether you are using milk or bone broth to moisten your meat mixture, you also want to make sure that you add at least one cup of minced veggies, which can include onions (any variety), carrots, celery, and sweet bell peppers. Even jarred-chopped pimentos will work in a pinch!

Mix Your Meatloaf with a Light Hand

Once you assemble all the needed ingredients to make this meatloaf, you’ll want to make sure that your meat is cold and that you mix everything together with a very light open hand. Your hand should be in the shape of a claw—no squeezing the meat through your fingers! And just mix until everything is combined. Don’t over mix. Otherwise, you’ll get a tough meatloaf. And you don’t want that! You want a meatloaf that is going to melt in your mouth.

Shape and Bake!

Once your meat mixture is nicely combined, all you need to do is shape, glaze, and bake your meatloaf. You can shape the meat free-form, or you can use a loaf pan to shape it and then turn it out on to a baking sheet. I show you how to do this little trick in my recipe video, so be sure to watch it.

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