Meatloaf

Name: Meatloaf
Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef; 1/2 pound lean ground veal; 1/2 pound lean ground pork; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh tarragon leaves or 1/2 teaspoon dried; 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley; 1 cup (about 4 thin slices) fresh whole-wheat bread crumbs; 1 egg; 1/2 cup bottled chili sauce; 1 tablespoon heavy cream; Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 4 thick slices slab smoked bacon, cut 1/4-inch thick; 3/4 cup sour cream, at room temperature; Hot Hot Tomato Chutney

15 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 pound lean ground veal
1/2 pound lean ground pork
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon chopped fresh tarragon leaves or 1/2 teaspoon dried
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 cup (about 4 thin slices) fresh whole-wheat bread crumbs
1 egg
1/2 cup bottled chili sauce
1 tablespoon heavy cream
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
4 thick slices slab smoked bacon, cut 1/4-inch thick
3/4 cup sour cream, at room temperature
Hot Hot Tomato Chutney

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 325F.
2

In a large mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients except the bacon, sour cream, and chutney.
3

Mix well.
4

Shape the mixture to fit into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
5

Cover the top with the bacon slices, tucking the bacon between the meat loaf and sides of the pan.
6

Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour.
7

Remove the foil and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
8

Remove and discard the bacon.
9

Using a bulb baster, suction off and reserve the cooking liquid.
10

Let stand, then skim off the fat from the top.
11

Measure 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid and stir into the reserved sour cream.
12

Blend thoroughly and serve with the meat loaf, accompanied by the chutney.