Old-Fashioned Meat Loaf

• 2 cups finely chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 celery rib, chopped fine
• 1 carrot, chopped fine
• 1/2 cup finely chopped scallion
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2/3 cup ketchup plus additional as an accompaniment if desired
• 1 1/2 pounds ground chuck
• 3/4 pound ground pork
• 1 cup fresh bread crumbs
• 2 large eggs, beaten lightly
• 1/3 cup minced fresh parsley leaves

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a large heavy skillet cook onion, garlic, celery, carrot, and scallion in butter over moderate heat, stirring, 5 minutes.
3. Cook vegetables, covered, stirring occasionally, until carrot it tender, about 5 minutes more.
4. Stir in salt and pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and 1/3 cup of ketchup and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
5. In a large bowl combine well vegetables, meats, bread crumbs, eggs, and parsley.
6. In a shallow baking pan form mixture into 1 10-by 5-inch oval loaf and spread remaining 1/3 cup ketchup over loaf.
7. Bake meat loaf in oven 1 hour, or until a meat thermometer inserted in center registers 155F.

onion, garlic, celery, carrot, scallion, unsalted butter, salt, freshly ground black pepper, worcestershire sauce, ketchup, ground chuck, ground pork, bread crumbs, eggs, parsley

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/old-fashioned-meat-loaf-11676 (may not work)