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Ingredients
- 1 cup fine fresh bread crumbs
- 1/3 cup whole milk
- 3/4 cup finely chopped shallots
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 med. or 2 small celery finely chopped
- 1 medium carrot finely chopped
- 2 T unsalted butter
- 2 T worcestershire sauce
- 1 T cider vinegar
- 2 lbs. ground beef
- 2 lg. eggs
- 1 T finely chopped fresh thyme
- 1/3 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
- ketchup
Preparation
Step 1
350 oven
Make fresh bread crumbs by putting bread slices in the oven for 10 mins to toast and then in the food processor.
In a lg bowl, soak bread crumbs in milk. In a heavy large skillet, cok shallots, galic, celery and carrot in butter over med heat, stirring occasionally, about 5 mins. Remove from heat and stir in worcestershire sauce, vinegar, 2 tspns salt, and 1 1/2 tspns peper. Add to bread crumb mixture. Add beef, eggs, thyme, and parsley and mix together lightly with your hands. Do not over knead. Shape into 9x5 inch load and place in 13x9 inch shallow baking dish or pan. coat with ketchup before baking. Bake on middle rack until center of meatload registers 155F about 1 hour 15 mins. Let rest 10 mins. before serving.