Pork and Ham Loaf with Marmalade-Mustard Glaze
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 3/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
- 1 1/2 pounds ground pork
- 1 pound finely chopped smoked ham (about 3 1/2 cups)
- 1 cup finely crushed saltine crackers
- 1 cup milk
- 2 large eggs, beaten to blend
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup orange marmalade
- 1/2 cup Dijon mustard
- 1/3 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Melt butter in heavy medium skillet over medium-low heat.
- Add onion and bell pepper.
- Cover and cook until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
- Cool mixture completely.
- Mix ground pork, ham, crushed crackers, milk, eggs, pepper, salt and cooled onion mixture in large bowl; combine thoroughly.
- Transfer pork mixture to shallow baking pan.
- Shape into 9x4x2 1/2-inch loaf.
- Using long knife, make shallow crisscross (diamond) pattern in top of loaf.
- Bake loaf 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, blend orange marmalade, Dijon mustard and brown sugar in small bowl for glaze.
- Drizzle 1/3 cup glaze over loaf; bake 15 minutes.
- Drizzle another 1/3 cup glaze over loaf; bake 15 minutes.
- Drizzle remaining glaze over loaf and bake until thermometer inserted into center of loaf registers 165F, about 20 minutes longer.
- Transfer loaf to platter; let stand 10 minutes.
- Pour pan juices into small bowl; whisk to blend.
- Cut loaf crosswise into 3/4-inch-thick slices.
- Serve with pan juices.
butter, onion, green bell pepper, ground pork, ham, saltine crackers, milk, eggs, black pepper, salt, orange marmalade, dijon mustard, golden brown sugar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pork-and-ham-loaf-with-marmalade-mustard-glaze-4961 (may not work)