Grass-Fed Beef Meatloaf in a Bacon Blanket

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This bacon-wrapped meatloaf is rich and moist. It's a meal the whole family will enjoy, and the leftovers make a mean sandwich with caramelized onions and Dijon mustard, or simply lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise.

Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh bread crumbs (ground in food processor from 2 slices of bread)
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 medium carrots, finely chopped
• 1 large celery rib, finely chopped
• 4 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt
• 1 1/2 pounds ground grass-fed beef
• 1/2 pound ground pork
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 6 bacon slices, halved crosswise

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 70mins
Adapted from epicurious.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 375°F with rack in middle position.

Meanwhile, stir together bread crumbs and milk in a large bowl and set aside.

Cook onion, carrot, celery, and garlic in oil with 1 teaspoon salt in a heavy 12-inch skillet over medium heat, covered, stirring occasionally, until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.

Combine beef, pork, ketchup, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, smoked paprika, pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, and cooked vegetables with bread crumbs and mix with your hands until vegetables are well distributed and mixture is cohesive.

Form mixture into a 12-inch loaf, about 4 1/2 inches wide, in pan, and lay bacon slices crosswise over it.

Roast in oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers 160°F, 40 to 45 minutes.

If the bacon on top isn't crisp, reset oven to broil and broil the meatloaf, 4 to 5 inches from the heat, until bacon is crisp and browned, 2 to 3 minutes.

Let meatloaf rest in pan 10 minutes before transferring to a platter.

•Leftover meatloaf keeps, well covered and chilled, 4 days.