Meat Muffins

So, I'm not a big "Meatloaf" fan...something about the name has always turned me off. I don't mind my mom's, but it's never something I would order at a restaurant. I'm just not that into meat. However, my family is...specifically Joe and Felicity. Every once in a while I'll try making it, usually trying to make it healthier by using Turkey. It's edible, but nothing to write home about ;)

So, today I discovered creating a brown sugar crust on top...um, OK, I'll give that a whirl. I found about 5 recipes that I used ingredients or ideas from, so here's my version...in the Demarle Muffin Tray...with a yummy brown sugar spin!! Joe thought we should call them Meat Muffins ;)

2 lbs lean ground beef (I used 10% fat)
2/3 cup Brown Sugar, split
2/3 cup ketchup, split
Pepper (maybe 1/2 tsp)
1 1/2 cups crushed Ritz Crackers (or good old fashioned bread crumbs) but the Ritz were yummy!
2 eggs
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder (or diced onion for you onion-y lovers)
Salt if you don't use the Ritz crackers

Preheat over to 350, place your favorite Demarle tray on the perforated baking sheet. I used the regular muffin tray. You could also use any muffin pan, I'm assuming you'd want to grease it. You could also use a Loaf Pan and cook about twice as long I'm guessing. You want the internal temp to be 160⁰.

Get those hands dirty - mix all ingredients in a bowl really well! Leave out 1/3 cup of the sugar and 1/3 cup of the ketchup. Scoop the mixture into the muffin tray and create a little well on top. I filled basically to the top and used practically all the mixture. Then mix the remaining brown sugar and ketchup in a bowl. Spread on top of each muffin, or over the loaf.

Bake muffins for 30 minutes.
I served with leftover twice baked potatoes and french fries (wasn't enough of either one) and mixed veggies. A fun, creative idea would be to pipe mashed potatoes on top...or serve on top of mashed potatoes. These are a great portion size! One is plenty for a kid! We have enough for leftover lunches (which was requested by Joe & Felicity), and they would freeze great too!
We thought it was a bit sweet so I cut down the brown sugar (to this portion here) but you could cut it down ever more if you'd like. Also, feel free to add whatever spices or seasonings you like to this. It is a good base recipe! It was definitely a win from Joe & Felicity, not so much from Callie...she seemed to think sweet tasting meat was weird; I don't disagree but I thought it was pretty good...for meatloaf ;) We'll definitely make it again!

Comments

  1. Sarah MirandaFebruary 17, 2014 at 2:27 PM

    Joanna, this is the recipe I've been using for years! How funny. I like the idea of using the muffin tray.

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