Nigella Lawson's Meatloaf

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• Salt
• 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef, at room temperature
• 12 ounces ground pork, at room temperature
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 5 Ritz crackers, finely crushed
• 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons applesauce
• 5 to 6 slices bacon
• Freshly ground black pepper

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Place a skillet over medium heat, and melt butter.
3. Add onion and salt to taste, and saute until golden brown.
4. Remove from heat, and set aside.
5. In a mixing bowl, combine beef, pork, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, mustard, cracker crumbs and 1/4 cup applesauce.
6. Add onion, and mix well.
7. Gently press into a loaf pan 9 inches by 5 inches by 3 inches, and smooth top.
8. Spread top with remaining 3 tablespoons applesauce, and lay bacon slices lengthwise over top.
9. Sprinkle generously with black pepper.
10. Bake until well browned on top and no longer pink in center, about 1 hour.
11. Remove from oven, and carefully pour out juices that have accumulated in pan.
12. Allow to sit for 5 to 10 minutes before removing from pan and slicing.

butter, onion, salt, lean ground beef, ground pork, worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, mustard, crackers, applesauce, bacon, freshly ground black pepper

Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/270 (may not work)