I’m surprised that Bart is so enthusiastic about the Little Meatloaf Men, given the following previous exchange:
Bart: Oh, yuck. Meatloaf. My most hated of all loafs.
Homer: That was an end piece! That’s it! Being abusive to your family is one thing, but I will not stand idly by and watch you feed a hungry dog!
Perhaps this is one of those “blunders” that people are always getting fired for. Officially Marge gets the recipe for Little Meatloaf Men from “Reading Digest” which I’m fairly certain is meant to be Readers Digest. Unless Google has lied to me. And why would a search engine lie to a person?
I had hoped to find a recipe for meatloaf men, or at the very least just meatloaf, on the real Reader’s Digest website. Sadly, all I could find was Barbecued Meatloaf With Caramelized Onions, which sounds just awful and Life Preserver Meat Loaves, which I did make because I had some leftover meatloaf ingredients.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 1 egg
- 1/2 onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp mustard
- 1 tsp ketchup
- Steak spice
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- Salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
Directions
In a large bowl mix together ground beef with onions, cracked egg and spices. Add breadcrumbs until desired consistency is reached. Use a cookie cutter to make meatloaf men and bake for 8-10 minutes.
Hope you noticed the meatloaf life preserver! Sadly, I did two things wrong with this recipe. First, I forgot to add the little smiling face. Mostly because I didn’t have anything to make the eyes and lips with, but does it really add anything to the flavor? This thing is horrifying enough to look at as it is:
Second I did not make these on a Thursday, although I know Thursday is meatloaf night! Overall, these were quite tasty but making them into men was kind of a pain. I personally think you’re better off just making the loaf and smothering it with ketchup.
Cromulence: 8 We The Purples out of 10
Little Meatloaf Men Recipe From: Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington (The Simpsons Season 3 – Episode 1)
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