5 meatloaf recipes: How to mix up a classic with Greek, Thai, Tex-Mex or Italian flavors
And try this one trick for meatier flavor.
Classic meatloaf(Lynda M. González / Staff Photographer)
By Karen Elizabeth Watts
Classic American meatloaf has a storied, humble history. Meatloaf popularity spiked in the 1800s with the invention of the mechanical meat grinder, and it was a dinner must during the Great Depression, stretching valuable meat scraps with bread, crackers, rice, oatmeal, cornflakes and grains.
The secret to perfect, moist meatloaf has always been panade. Panade — French for bread mash — is usually made from milk and bread, forming a paste, then added to precooked ground meat.