Mom's Meat Loaf

• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 medium onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup fresh bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons whole milk
• 1/4 cup plus 2 teaspoons ketchup
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 2 slices of bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 pound ground beef chuck
• 1/2 pound ground veal
• 1/2 pound ground pork
• 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
• Pinch of cayenne pepper

1. Preheat the oven to 375.
2. In a medium skillet, heat the olive oil.
3. Add the onion and garlic and cook over moderate heat until softened, about 8 minutes.
4. Let stand until cooled to room temperature, about 15 minutes.
5. In a large bowl, mix the bread crumbs with the milk until evenly moistened.
6. Add the 2 teaspoons of ketchup and the onion mixture, egg, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, salt, black pepper and mustard and mix until blended.
7. In a food processor, pulse the bacon until finely chopped; add it to the bread crumb mixture.
8. Add the ground beef, veal and pork and mix gently with your hands until evenly combined.
9. In a medium roasting pan, form the meat into a 9-by-5-inch loaf.
10. In a small bowl, mix the remaining 1/4 cup of ketchup with the brown sugar and cayenne.
11. Spread the ketchup over the top of the meat loaf.
12. Bake for about 1 hour and 10 minutes, until the glaze is browned and an instant read thermometer inserted in the center of the meat loaf registers 160.
13. Let the meatloaf rest for 10 minutes.
14. Cut into slices and serve.

extravirgin olive oil, onion, garlic, bread crumbs, milk, ketchup, egg, worcestershire sauce, thyme, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, mustard, bacon, ground beef, ground veal, ground pork, brown sugar, cayenne pepper

Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/moms-meat-loaf (may not work)