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Candied Bacon Meatloaf




Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients




1 1/2 lb hamburger meat
1/2 lb ground mild sausage
1 or 2 eggs (depends on their size)
1/2 to 3/4 can evaporated milk
1 small onion, finely diced
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4 to 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper (depends on taste)
1/2 or less tsp salt
1 c. of Pepperidge farms original recipe seasoned croutons ( I use these rather than bread crumbs. They disolve more or less so there will not be big lump of a crouton present in final dish, but the flavor is really a great addition to the meatloaf)
1 heaping Tbsp dried chives
1 Tbsp candied bacon (recipe below)

Topping:
2 Tbsp candied bacon
1/2 to 3/4 c. katchup
1/4 c. brown sugar
1 tsp cider vinegar



Recipe



In large bowl, slightly beat egg, add only 1/2 c. of evaporated milk, worcestershire sauce, chives, onions, salt and pepper. Mix til blended. Add hamburger and sausage, mix all, but do not over work the meat. Add croutons, mix with hands to evenly distribute, if mixture seems to dry, add the extra milk. Add 1 Tbsp. chopped candied bacon, saving the rest for topping and serving. Place in loaf pan.

In small bowl, mix together the brown sugar, 2 Tbsp. candied bacon, cider vinegar and katchup. Spread evenly over the meat loaf. Bake 1 hr at 375F to 400 F oven. May also be baked in casserole dish...When removed from oven, sprinkle with remaining candied bacon and serve.

Candied Bacon Recipe

You can do the candied bacon two ways, one in a skillet and the other in the oven, I always use the oven.

1 pound thick sliced bacon
1 c. brown sugar, packed
1 Tbsp. prepared mustard

Spread bacon on a foil-lined broiler pan. Bake at 300F for about 30 min. In a small container, mix together with a fork the brown sugar and mustard, until crumbly. Take the pan with the bacon out of the oven an dispose of the grease then cool.

Evenly distribute the brown sugar mixture by hand over the bacon and return to oven; bake 20 to 30 more min. Remove from oven and cool.

Cut bacon into 1 to 2 inch pieces and serve or crumble to use in other dishes as I did with the meat loaf. Do not let the bacon pieces touch each other or stack on top of each other when you take them from the oven, they will stick together.

****Note: Especially at holiday time, I use home made cranberry catsup in the topping. I got the recipe from either a Southern Living or someother cookbook I have. It is easy to make and adds one more demention to this recipe.