Jack and Rocco Colluccis Collucci Brothers Meatloaf

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 celery stalks, finely chopped
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 pounds 80/20 ground beef
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• Dash of hot sauce, preferably Tabasco
• Dash of Worcestershire sauce
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3 slices white bread, torn into small pieces and soaked in cold water
• 1/2 cup Italian-seasoned dry bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup ketchup

1. Preheat the oven to 375F.
2. Heat the oil in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat.
3. Add the celery and onion, and saute until tender, about 7 minutes.
4. Set aside to cool.
5. In a large bowl, combine the celery mixture, ground beef, eggs, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce, and season with salt and pepper.
6. Squeeze the water out of the bread, add the bread to the bowl, and combine.
7. Mix in the dry bread crumbs.
8. Shape into a firm 9 x 6-inch loaf on a rimmed baking sheet.
9. Spread the ketchup over the top, and bake in the oven until cooked through, 45 to 55 minutes.

vegetable oil, celery stalks, onion, ground beef, eggs, hot sauce, worcestershire sauce, kosher salt, white bread, italianseasoned dry bread crumbs, ketchup

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/jack-and-rocco-collucci-s-collucci-brothers-meatloaf-375850 (may not work)