Open-Faced Meat Loaf Sandwiches
"This recipe comes from a meatloaf challenge from Southern Living, asking chefs to re-interpret this classic recipe. This was submitted by Edward Lee. I think its a great dinner, but I'm sure you could use it at brunch too since it has a fried egg on it!!"
Ingredients
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (430 g)
- Calories 855.8
- Total Fat - 45.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 15.6 g
- Cholesterol - 426.1 mg
- Sodium - 2081.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 53.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.4 g
- Sugars - 18.2 g
- Protein - 55.6 g
- Calcium - 204.9 mg
- Iron - 7.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 7.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.6 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Prepare meatloaf:
Step 2
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring often for 8 to 10 minutes or until crisp. Remove bacon and drain on paper towels, reserving the drippings in the skillet.
Step 3
Add onions and the next 2 ingredients to the hot drippings, and saute for 3 minutes. Add mushrooms; saute 4 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl, and let cool to room temperature (about 20 minutes).
Step 4
Add ground chuck, next 5 ingredients, 1/2 cup ketchup, 1 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper, and cooked bacon to the onion mixture in the bowl, and combine the mixture, using hands.
Step 5
Stir together the brown sugar, soy sauce, and remaining 1/2 cup ketchup in a separate bowl.
Step 6
Transfer the meat mixture to a lightly greased 9x5 inch loafpan. Brush the top with the ketchup mixture.
Step 7
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 20 minutes to 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted in the center registers 155 degrees. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack for 1 hour, reserving 1 cup drippings.
TO PREPARE GRAVY
Step 8
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour until smooth. Slowly whisk in broth and meatloaf drippings.
Step 9
Reduce the heat to medium low, and simmer; whisking constantly for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, and 1/.4 teaspoon lemon juice. Remove from heat.
FOR THE SANDWICH
Step 10
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Arrange the Texas Toast slices on a baking sheet, and bake 8 minutes on each side or until golden. Remove from the oven.
Step 11
Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Gently break 4 eggs into the skillet. Cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side or to desired degree of doneness. Remove from skillet, and cover with foil. Repeat procedure with the remaining 4 eggs.
Step 12
Cut the meatloaf into 8 slices. Sprinkle tomato slices with the desired amount of salt. Spread 1 side of each toast slice with 1 1/2 teaspoon mayonnaise. Top each toast slice, mayonnaise sides up, with 1 tomato slice and 1 meatloaf slice. Gently place 1 cooked egg on each meatloaf slice.
Step 13
Serve with gravy; sprinkle each serving with chopped fresh parsley and freshly ground pepper.
Tips
No special items needed.