Roll out the barrel, and put on the polka records, it’s time for some pickled roast meat! Sauerbraten is a very common – some say the most well known – German dish, literally meaning pickled roasted meat. Although it varies from region to region, in essence, it’s pot roast that has been marinaded in a vinegary marinade prior to cooking. Continue reading
Hopefully this will redeem the unusual ham loaf posted the other day. Diane B had a good idea about women copying the recipe off a box of a certain product. The Lasagna recipe indicated it was from the Hunts tomato paste can, and this one comes from an oatmeal box, although the brand isn’t specified. Continue reading
This recipe for lasagna is written by my mother. I love that she used red pen for some reason. In my house growing up, we “never had onions or garlic” in anything, because my dad doesn’t like them. Well, he finally has admitted that he knows she was using onion and garlic powder all along, and he just eats it. I think if it had been really obvious onion chunks, he would not have been happy. Continue reading
I did not grow up in the midwest or east, so this was a relatively new thing for me a few years back when I went to visit family in Ohio. Apparently it’s a recipe my mom eschewed as well, because we certainly had access to ham here, heh.
Ham loaf is along the lines of meatloaf (which really is a loaf made of meat, any kind, we just tend to associate it with beef) but a little more salty. We were at a reception after a funeral and there were four or five different ham loaves there. Some had barbecue sauce, some had glaze. I wanted to try them all because they were so different to me, but traveling on an urgent trip, eating all kinds of foods in restaurants and airports, well, I just couldn’t do it.
I might try ham loaf at some point. It could be interesting. This recipe has a greater quantity than a standard meatloaf made with about a pound of meat. You could halve or even quarter the portion and still yield a nice meal. I’d venture to guess you would cook at 375 until done, maybe 45 min to an hour. Have you had or made ham loaf? Am I close with my time and temp?
Ham Loaf
3 lbs ham
3 lbs fresh pork
2 cups cracker crumbs
6 eggs
milk to soften no milk
Sauce
1 cup horseradish
3 cups catsup
This sauce is like a barbecue sauce and would definitely be good on hamburger or any other sort of beef I think. Even though it doesn’t say what to do with all the ingredients, my instinct is that you would combine all and simmer for a bit, or you would add directly to your two pounds of ground beef and simmer.
Hamburg Sauce for 2# Meat
1 large onion
1/2 clove garlic
grind (you could grind coarse in a food processor)
2 tbsp vinegar
1 1/2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp salt
few shakes red pepper
1/2 tsp paprika
1 tsp dry mustard
3/4 c ketchup (home made)
1/2 c tomato juice
3 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp flour
1/4 c water to rinse drippings from pan
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