
Not-So-Basic Meatloaf
A delicious american dish.
Total Time
156 min
Serves
6
Rating
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Ingredients
- 5 strips lean bacon
- finely chopped
- 6 cloves garlic
- minced
- 2 medium onions
- finely chopped
- 1 medium carrot
- finely chopped
- 2 pounds very lean ground beef sirloin
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup finely ground fresh bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup barbecue sauce
- 1 tablespoon bottled horseradish
- well drained
- 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tablespoons coarse salt
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon finely minced fresh thyme (or 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- 2
Place the bacon in a medium sauté pan over medium-low heat.
- 3
Sauté the bacon for about 5 minutes, or until it has begun to crisp and most of the fat has rendered out.
- 4
Add the garlic, onion, and carrot and continue to sauté for about 4 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft and the onions are translucent but have not taken on any color.
- 5
Remove the pan from the heat and allow the vegetables to cool (see Note).
- 6
Place the ground sirloin into a large mixing bowl.
- 7
Add the eggs and milk and, using your hands, work the liquid into the meat.
- 8
Add the bread crumbs and continue to work the liquid and crumbs into the meat.
- 9
Add the cooled vegetables, mustard, barbecue sauce, and horseradish along with 1/4 cup of the parsley, salt, pepper, and thyme.
- 10
Using your hands, gently work all of the ingredients into the meat until well combined.
- 11
Place one-half of the croutons into a shallow baking dish at least 14 inches long.
- 12
Transfer the meatloaf mixture onto a clean, flat surface and, again, using your hands, shape it into a loaf about 3 1/4 inches wide X 2 1/2 inches high X 12 inches long (or into a round, breadlike form, a letter of the alphabet, an oval, or into several small loaves).
- 13
Press the remaining croutons into the loaf, making sure that they are partially pressed down into it.
- 14
Gently press the unpeeled garlic cloves into the top of the meatloaf.
- 15
Carefully lay the loaf on top of the croutons in the baking dish (you might need to use a couple of spatulas to facilitate this), reforming the shape with your hands, if necessary.