Meatloaf

description:

Basic meatloaf recipe. The bacon on the top can be removed to reduce the amount of oil.

ingredients:

Brown Sugar - Ketchup Glaze
1 cup ketchup
8 tablespoons brown sugar
8 teaspoons cider vinegar

Meatloaf
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 medium onion, chopped medium
2 medium cloves garlic, minced
2 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon table salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup whole milk
1 pound ground beef chuck
1 pound ground pork
2/3 cup Saltine crackers, crushed (about 16), or quick oatmeal, or 1 1/3 cups fresh bread crumbs
1/3 cup minced fresh parsley leaves

instructions:

1. For the glaze: Mix all ingredients in small saucepan; set aside.

2. For the meatloaf: Heat oven to 350°. Heat oil in medium skillet. Add onion and garlic; sauté until softened, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool while preparing remaining ingredients.

3. Mix eggs with thyme, salt, pepper, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and milk. Add egg mixture to meat in large bowl along with crackers, parsley, and cooked onion and garlic; mix with fork until evenly blended and meat mixture does not stick to bowl. (If mixture sticks, add additional milk, a couple tablespoons at a time until mix no longer sticks.)

4. Turn meat mixture into meatloaf pan with perforated bottom, fitted with drip pan. Use fork to pull mixture from pan sides to prohibit glaze from dripping into oven. Brush with one-quarter of glaze. Bake until glaze is set, about 45 minutes. Top with another one-quarter of glaze; continue to bake until second coat has set and loaf registers 160°, about 15 minutes longer. Cool at least 20 minutes. Simmer remaining glaze over medium heat until thickened slightly. Slice meatloaf and serve with extra glaze passed separately.

source:

America's Test Kitchen