Author Notes
my mother always had an strange, inexplicable aversion to meatloaf, so, unlike most people, I did not grow up eating it. luckily for me, my first meatloaf experience came courtesy of an excellent cook --- a friend who did grow up eating, and loving, meatloaf. I have been working on my own version ever since. —sweet enough
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Ingredients
- for the meatloaf
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4 pounds
equal parts ground pork, veal and beef
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1 cup
fine bread crumbs
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1
egg
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1 tablespoon
finely chopped fresh rosemary and thyme
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2
cloves garlic, finely minced
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1
large onion, finely chopped
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2 tablespoons
olive oil
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2 tablespoons
tomato paste
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1 tablespoon
dijon mustard
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1 tablespoon
worcestershire sauce
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salt and pepper (about 1 1/2 teaspoons of each)
- for the mushroom gravy
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1 pound
assorted mushrooms
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3 sprigs
thyme
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2 tablespoons
unsalted butter
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1 tablespoon
flour
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1 cup
beef stock
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1 cup
red wine
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salt and pepper
Directions
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heat oven to 350 degrees. cook the onions and garlic in a pan with the olive oil until translucent. remove from heat. in a large bowl mix together with your hands the meat, breadcrumbs , rosemary, thyme, garlic, egg, tomato paste, mustard, Worcestershire, salt, pepper and cooked onion and garlic. do not over mix.
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shape the meat mixture into a loaf and place it into a lightly oiled baking dish and bake for 1 hour. remove from oven, cover with foil and let rest for at least 20 minutes.
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for the gravy: while the meatloaf is in the oven place the butter and mushrooms in a pan and cook over a medium heat until they release their liquid. add the flour and cook for about three minutes, taking care that the flour doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan and burn. add the stock and stir well. reduce the mixture by about 1/4 and add the wine. add the thyme leaves and salt and pepper. simmer, stirring every now and then, until the sauce is reduced by about 1/2. correct seasoning.
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