How to Check your Meatloaf's Seasoning

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Overmiller began her professional career as a bartender and waitress at Proximo Restaurant Group's Austin Grill in Washington, DC. Realizing she craved more experience in the kitchen, she then made the shift to Cafe Atlantico, also part of Proximo, where she worked as a line cook while attending the esteemed L'Academie de Cuisine in Maryland. In 2002, she graduated and accepted a position at Ristorante Tosca under the direction of Chef/Owner Cesare Lafranconi. At Tosca, she quickly moved her way up from Line Cook to Pastry Chef to Sous Chef. With a desire to broaden her experience after spending three years at Tosca, Lanfranconi made a phone call to Chef/Owner Cathal Armstrong on Overmiller's behalf, which brought her to Restaurant Eve in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. Chef Armstrong�s leadership taught Overmiller about the importance of local vendors and sourcing from local farms, along with honing in on her technical culinary skills. Armstrong added French techniques to Overmiller's Italian preparation, and soon she found a balance between both of her mentors� skills. As a 2004 Jean-Louis Palladin Foundation award recipient, Overmiller had the opportunity of a lifetime to travel to Italy and learn about ingredients and cooking techniques. She has proven herself in many kitchens and now, as the Executive Chef at the latest addition to the Armstrong's projects, which opened in May 2007, Overmiller continues to use the skills she has developed throughout the years.

How to Check your Meatloaf's Seasoning

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How to Check your Meatloaf's Seasoning

Ingredients

5 pounds of ground beef, pork and salami mixture
1 1/2 ounces of salt
1 1/2 tablespoons of dry mustard powder
A pinch of cayenne
1 tablespoon of fresh thyme
Tabasco sauce
1 to 1 1/2 cups of oats
1 tablespoon of tomato paste
1 tablespoon of whole grain mustard
2 tablespoon of ketchup
Pork fat
1/8 cup of Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons of chopped fresh garlic
5 eggs
1 large onion

Instructions

1. Place the meat in a mixing bowl and add the onions, Worcestershire sauce, pork fat, tabasco, ketchup, mustard, tomato paste, thyme, cayenne, mustard powder, eggs and oats. Season with salt and pepper.


2. Once the mixture has emulsified, place it in a loaf pan.


3. Cover the meatloaf with tomato glaze, place it in the oven and bake it for 35-40 minutes at 350 degrees.

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Shannon Overmiller: I am Shannon Overmiller the Executive Chef at the Majestic in Old Town, Alexandria. Today I just previously showed you how we mix the ingredients together to form the home style meatloaf. Now I will be showing you how to test the meat in a pan to see if it needs more seasoning. When you go into to test the meat in a pan, you simply take a little piece of the meat mixture, form it into a little patty, preheat your pan to medium or so. Just take a little patty, just enough to taste. It's got fat in it so you don't need any more oil. Alright, once you cook it through. Just give it a taste. See if it's to your liking. Hot. Needs a little more salt, not much. So I am going to add probably about, maybe a fifth of what is there now. A little more and a little more pepper. Its is very close so you don't have to taste it again because we know where you are. That's it. So now your meatloaf is seasoned and you checked it in a pan. Checked the seasoning and gone back and readjusted, which is always very important when making anything. You must go and test it, taste it and go back and adjust it again.

So now I will show you, after showing you the mixture and tasting and testing and adjusting. I will show you now how to form the meatloaf into loaves and bake.

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