Buffalo Meat Loaf

• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 celery ribs, cut into 1/4-inch dice
• 1 carrot, cut into 1/4-inch dice
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 3 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup fine fresh bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 3/4 lb ground buffalo
• 6 shallots, cut into 1/3-inch wedges
• 6 plum tomatoes, each cut into 6 wedges
• 1/3 cup water

1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. Cook onion, celery, carrot, and garlic in 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over moderate heat until onion is softened.
3. Transfer to a large bowl and stir in bread crumbs, parsley, egg, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper.
4. Stir in buffalo (do not overmix) and form mixture into a 10- by 4-inch oval loaf in a large shallow metal baking pan.
5. Toss shallots and tomatoes with remaining teaspoon oil and salt and pepper to taste, then scatter around meat loaf.
6. Bake in middle of oven 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted 2 inches into center registers 160F.
7. Transfer meat loaf and vegetables to a platter and let stand 10 minutes.
8. While meat loaf is standing, deglaze baking pan with water over moderate heat, scraping up brown bits, and pour through a fine sieve into a bowl.
9. Serve meat loaf with shallots, tomatoes, and sauce.

onion, celery, carrot, garlic, vegetable oil, bread crumbs, parsley, egg, ketchup, worcestershire sauce, salt, freshly ground black pepper, ground buffalo, shallots, tomatoes, water

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/buffalo-meat-loaf-103049 (may not work)