Meatloaf
A classic comfort food meatloaf made with a flavorful mixture of ground beef and pork, enriched with bacon, prunes, and aromatic vegetables. This hearty dish features a perfect blend of savory and slightly sweet flavors.
Ingredients
- •1 cup fine fresh bread crumbs (from 2 slices firm white sandwich bread)
- •⅓ cup whole milk
- •1 medium onion
- •3 cloves garlic
- •1 medium celery rib
- •1 medium carrot
- •2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- •2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- •1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- •¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- •¼ pound bacon
- •½ cup pitted prunes
- •1½ pounds ground beef chuck
- •½ pound ground pork
- •2 large eggs
- •⅓ cup flat-leaf parsley
- •1 serving cooked bacon
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
5 min
- 2.
Soak bread crumbs in milk in a large bowl.
5 min
- 3.
Meanwhile, cook onion, garlic, celery, and carrot in butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Cover skillet and reduce heat to low, then cook until carrot is tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, allspice, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper. Add to bread-crumb mixture.
10 min
- 4.
Finely chop bacon and prunes in a food processor, then add to onion mixture along with beef, pork, eggs, and parsley and mix together with your hands.
10 min
- 5.
Pack mixture into a 9- by 5-inch oval loaf in a 13- by 9-inch shallow baking dish or pan.
5 min
- 6.
Bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted into center of meatloaf registers 155°F, 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
85 min