Hello to all my foodie friends out there in web land I hope all is well and you are enjoying the cooler weather. I know I'm but when its freezing out side I'll be saying come on summer, isn't that how we humans are, just can't stop bitching or ever be happy! Oh well, let's get to our story shall we. We are going to talk about edible mushrooms and did you know that in Ohio their are over 2000 kinds of mushrooms, edible ones and not so edibles. Me I've really never eaten a Wild one but am sure like anything else, there are good tasting ones and not so good tasting ones. Me I'd want the good ones because if am going to die from eating the wrong mushroom I'd like it to at least taste good. Any who you all don't eat the mushrooms raw that you find, cook them and most likely you will find them under logs and in the woods walking. Some wild mushrooms aid in the breakdown of logs and leaves so they are good to have around us. If you want to go hunting for wild mushrooms there are books that can help guide you on your way though the woods for that wonderful mushroom hunt. There is also a web site that you may go to and read up on good ones and bad ones, called, MykoWeb. Merry hunting to you all and I hope the ones you pick are the edible ones or at least they taste good and make it worth your hunt. Now lets talk about Meatloaf, did you know that its considered a European dish and is as old as from the 5th century, but they used minced meat to cook with and some of us used cornmeal to mix in it, of all things. A little mush please. Then its the cousin to the Italion meatball, well I can see that given that you may add bread crumbs to the recipe. Any who I consider meatloaf as American as Apple Pie or is at least the way we make it in America. Which by the way can be cooked so many ways, I bet we couldn't count how many ways there are to make meatloaf. Its all in how our mothers or grandmothers made it. They give us credit for the meatloaf in America to be in the 19th century and I really do think that this dish is as versatile as Apple Pie. Which Apples are in season now you know. Its hard to say how many ways there are to putting this classic dish together, you can smoke it, cheese it, vegetable it, ketup and mustard it and you can even wine it up. Whats more American, may be the Hot Dog, well that is another story. Any who lets' get down to this way of making the all American classic Meatloaf.
The Edible Classic American Meatloaf W/ Mushrooms
1 pound Hamburger Meat
1 pound Ground Pork or Turkey Meat
1 Small Onion, finely chopped
1 Egg, beaten
1 tsp. Mrs Dash's
1 1/2 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Black Pepper
1 tsp. Ploutry Seasoning
1 tsp. Onion Powder
1 tsp. Garlic Powder
3/4 Cup Ketup
2 Squirts Prepared Mustard
3 T. Hentz 57 Sauce
2 T. Worchestershire Sauce
1/2 Pound Fresh Mushrooms, Sliced
Oil for browning Mushrooms
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Chop the onion and slice the cleaned mushrooms. Place meats in a bowl for mixing. To that add all the spices, ketup, mustard, and sauces. Mix and then add the bread crumbs. Set aside. Heat the oil in a pan and place a flat layer of mushrooms in the pan and borown on both sides and repeat process until all the mushrooms are browned. Then turn the mushrooms into the meat mixture and double check you reipe to make sure you added all the ingredients. Top with ketup. Bake in a pre-heated oven for about 1 hour and 15 minutes covered. The remove cover and bake until nice and browned. Pour off some of the liquid , rest for about 10 minutes and remove from pan for cutting.
By the way one way to clean your mushrooms is with a dump paper towel and whip them clean, do not place them under water. Well give this recipe a try and please let me now how it works for you. Watch my Tv show on ASTV 95 "Cooking With Madjon and Friends"
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