Shelly's Recipe

SOUTHERN-STYLE MEATLOAF

Category: Meatloaf

Brown Sugar-Ketchup Glaze:
2 cups ketchup or chili sauce
4 tbsp light or dark brown sugar
4 tsp cider or white vinegar

Meat Loaf:
2 tsp vegetable oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 large eggs
1 tbsp broiled steak seasoning
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
2 tsp Dijon mustard
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 cup milk, buttermilk
1 lb EACH ground chuck, veal and pork
1 1/3 cup fresh, coarsely-ground bread crumbs
1/3 cup minced fresh parsley leaves

Glaze: Mix all ingredients in a small bowl; set aside.

Meat Loaf: Preheat the oven to 350. Heat oil in a medium skillet. Add onion and garlic, and saute until softened, about 5 minutes; set aside to cool.

Prepare bread crumbs in blender or food processor. Mix eggs with steak seasoning, salt, pepper, mustard, Worcestershire, sauce pepper and milk.

In a large bowl add egg mixture to the ground chuck, ground veal and ground pork. Next add the bread crumbs, parsley, cooked onion and garlic; mix with a fork until evenly blended and meat mixture does not stick to bowl. (If mixture does stick, add additional milk, a couple tbsp at a time, and continue stirring until mixture stops sticking.). Turn meat mixture into a loaf pan.

Use a fork to pull mixture away from pan sides. Brush mixture with half of the glaze. Bake until glaze is set, about 45 minutes. Brush with remaining glaze and continue to bake until second coat has set and loaf registers 160 F about 15 minutes longer. Serves 6 to 8.