Meatloaf
- 1 cup fine fresh bread crumbs (from 2 slices firm white sandwich bread)
- 1/3 cup whole milk
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 medium celery rib, finely chopped
- 1 medium carrot, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 pound bacon (about 4 slices), chopped
- 1/2 cup pitted prunes, chopped
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef chuck
- 1/2 pound ground pork (not lean)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
- Garnish: cooked bacon
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0F with rack in middle.
- Soak bread crumbs in milk in a large bowl.
- Meanwhile, cook onion, garlic, celery, and carrot in butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Cover skillet and reduce heat to low, then cook until carrot is tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, allspice, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper. Add to bread-crumb mixture.
- Finely chop bacon and prunes in a food processor, then add to onion mixture along with beef, pork, eggs, and parsley and mix together with your hands.
- Pack mixture into a 9- by 5-inch oval loaf in a 13- by 9-inch shallow baking dish or pan.
- Bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted into center of meatloaf registers 155u0b0F, 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
bread crumbs, milk, onion, garlic, celery, carrot, unsalted butter, worcestershire sauce, cider vinegar, ground allspice, bacon, prunes, ground beef chuck, ground pork, eggs, flatleaf parsley, bacon
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/meatloaf-241512 (may not work)