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Meatloaf, Old-Fashioned

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List of Ingredients




4 slices bacon
6 scallions
1 cup firm fresh white bread crumbs
2 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons sour cream
1-1/2 pounds meatloaf mix of ground chuck, pork and veal
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup finely chopped celery leaves
1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
1-1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme or 1-1/2 teaspoon dried
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 eggs
1/2 cup bottled chili sauce
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 teaspoon dry mustard


Recipe



1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until limp and some of the fat is rendered. Remove the bacon from the skillet and drain on paper towels. Thinly slice the scallions, separating white and green parts. In a small bowl, soak the bread crumbs in the milk and sour cream for 10 minutes.

2. In a large mixing bowl, use your hands to gently but thoroughly combine the meat, onion, celery leaves, parsley, thyme, salt, nutmeg, pepper, garlic, eggs, the white part of the scallions, and the soaked bread crumbs with any liquid.

3. In a 13 x 9-inch baking pan, shape the meat into a 9 x 5-inch loaf or pat it into a 9 x 5-iinch loaf pan, smoothing the top. Arrange bacon strips on top. Bake for 35 minutes.

4. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the chili sauce, brown sugar and mustard. Spread over the partially baked meat loaf. Sprinkle with the sliced scallion greens. Bake an additional 25 minutes or until the meat loaf is firm, the top is browned, and a meat thermometer inserted into the center of the loaf registers 155 degrees F. Let the meatloaf stand in the pan for 10 minutes before slicing to serve.