Old-Fashioned Meat Loaf

By Hapemom

My favorite meat loaf recipe. Started making this in 1998. These days I add a little chopped chipotle. (I buy a can of chipotle in adobo, and freeze the peppers individually -in freezer bags -with a little of the sauce. One pepper diced up in a recipe is usually enough spice for me!)

Ingredients

• 2 c. finely chopped onion
• 1 T. minced garlic
• 1 celery rib, chopped fine
• 1 carrot, chopped fine
• 1/2 c. finely chopped scallion
• 2 T. unsalted butter
• 2 t. salt
• 1-1/2 t. freshly ground black pepper
• 2 t. Worcestershire sauce
• 2/3 c. ketchup *divided*
• 1-1/2 pounds ground chuck
• 3/4 pound ground pork'
• 1 c. fresh bread crumbs (can substitute panko)
• 2 large eggs, beaten lightly
• 1/3 c. minced fresh parsley leaves

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350.

IN a large heavy skillet, cook onion, garlic, celery, carrot and scallion in butter over moderate heat, stirring, for 5 minutes. Cook vegetables, covered, stirring occasionally, until carrot is tender, about 5 minutes more. Stir in salt and pepper, Worcestershire sauce and 1/3 c. of ketchup. Cook, stirring, 1 minute.

In a large bowl, combine vegetables, meats, bread crumbs, eggs and parsley. In a shallow baking pan (can cover with foil), form mixture into a 10x5-inch oval loaf and spread remaining 1/3 c. ketchup over loaf.

Bake for one hour, or until meat thermometer inserted in center registers 155 degrees.