Classic Meat Loaf - Everyday Living

By á-46

Ingredients

• 3 thick slices white bread, torn into large pieces
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 celery stalk, chopped
• 1 medium carrot, chopped
• 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley
• 12 ounces ground beef chuck (90 percent lean), preferably pasture-raised
• 12 ounces ground pork, preferably pasture-raised
• 12 ounces ground veal, preferably milk-fed
• 1 large egg
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons light-brown sugar

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Pulse bread in a food processor until finely ground. (You should have about 2 1/2 cups breadcrumbs.) Transfer to a medium bowl.

Pulse garlic, onion, celery, carrot, and parsley in food processor until finely chopped. Add to breadcrumbs.

Add meats, egg, 1/4 cup ketchup, the mustard, Worcestershire sauce, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; mix together using your hands.

Transfer mixture to a 5-by-9-inch loaf pan.

Stir together remaining 1/2 cup ketchup and the brown sugar until smooth; brush onto meat.

Set pan on a rimmed baking sheet, and bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reaches 160 degrees, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Let cool slightly.

From Martha Stewart Living, April 2010