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Red Sauce for Meatloaf?

Hi. My grandmother used to make this wonderful sauce for her meatloaf and I am now trying to find a recipe for it. She has passed away many years ago so I can't ask her. I know it was red (i'm guessing tomato) and she also used the drippings from the meatloaf in it. All the cooking websites don't know what I am talking about, does anyone here know or maybe have a recipe for it?

Thanks.

Update:

And NO, it wasn't ketchup... it was sort of like a gravy.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Do you remember any distinct flavor to it?

    I have seen a lot of recipes calling for a can of Tomato soup, a can of water and a little corn starch added to the pan drippings after the meatloaf is removed and stirred until thickened.

    My whole family uses Hunts tomato sauce in my opinion it is the best sauce for Meatloaf.

  • 1 decade ago

    I have made a tomato gravy with my meatloaf before...this may be something close? I would just use 2 tablespoons of drippings in place of the olive oil...

    1/2 medium onion, diced

    3 cloves garlic, smashed

    1 teaspoon dried oregano

    2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

    1 tablespoon unsalted butter

    3 tablespoons tomato paste

    1 bay leaf

    1 (15-ounce) can low-sodium chicken broth

    1 (15 1/2-ounce) can crushed tomatoes

    1/4 cup grated Parmesan

    1 teaspoon red wine vinegar

    1 teaspoon kosher salt

    Freshly ground black pepper

    Cook the onions, garlic, and oregano in the olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until browned, about 6 minutes. Add the tomato paste and bay leaf. Stir until paste turns brick red and garlic is fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add the chicken broth and crushed tomatoes. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to maintain a simmer and cook sauce until it thickens, about 5 minutes. Whisk in Parmesan cheese, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Discard the bay leaf and serve over meatloaf.

  • 1 decade ago

    Italian Style Meatloaf

    INGREDIENTS:

    1 1/2 pounds ground beef

    1 1/2 pounds ground pork

    3 large onions diced

    8 cloves garlic minced

    4 eggs

    2 tablespoons Romano cheese (or more to taste)

    1 cup milk

    1 cup Italian bread crumbs

    salt and pepper to taste

    .

    Sauce:

    2 tablespoons olive oil

    1 (l6 oz.) can tomato sauce

    1 medium onion

    4 cloves garlic minced

    .

    PREPARATION:

    Preheat oven to 325°.

    Place both meats in large mixing bowl. Combine milk, eggs, bread crumbs, cheese, onions, garlic, salt and pepper to taste. Mix very well! Shape loaf and place in large baking dish, then cover and bake in 325° oven for 1 hour.

    While meatloaf is cooking make the following sauce:

    In 10" sauce pan (or skillet) place tomato sauce, onions, garlic, olive oil and salt to taste. Cover and cook for l hour. When meatloaf is done, take cover off and pour the sauce on top of meatloaf. Put loaf back into the oven uncovered for about 15 minutes.

    Serve with mashed potatoes vegetable and nice green salad with red wine.

    hope this helps. enjoy.

  • 1 decade ago

    You could try, frying some onions without browning and use tinned tomatoes and tomato puree, use some garlic in there.. and if you want a smooth sauce, just put it in a blender.. Sorry, best I could off the top of my head...

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  • 1 decade ago

    My grandmother always used to use ketchup and brown sugar.

  • 1 decade ago

    i m sorry i try to help may be u can look up this link where i find all the sauce may be u can find one

    www.cdkitchen.com recipes

  • vivi
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Try this one - my family adores it:) It's not what you asked for - but you could double the glaze and reserve 1/2 and add some meat drippings to it.

    http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1...

    Source(s): Alton Brown - Food Network. Me
  • 1 decade ago

    ketchup

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