Bacon

Meatloaf

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March  8, 2010
4
1 Ratings
  • Serves 6+
Author Notes

When my wife was pregnant with our first child in 2003 she got cravings for meatloaf. The only meatloaf I knew was my mothers, which is tooped with processed cheese slices and tinned tomatoes. I set-out to sate my wife's rather odd craving and create a meatloaf that we both would love. —mf37

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup bread crumbs
  • 1 carrot, peeled
  • 1 rib celery
  • 1 medium onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons finely shredded parmesan cheese
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
  • 3 strips of bacon
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 375F
  2. Combine milk and breadcrumbs, stir and let stand for 5 minutes.
  3. Finely chop the carrots, celery, onion and garlic (or blitz with a food processor)
  4. In a large mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients (except the bacon) and mix well - it helps to use your hands.
  5. Shape the mixture into a loaf (I transfer the mix to a loaf pan and then invert onto a roasting rack). Slice each piece of bacon in half and layer the six strips width-wise across the top of the meat loaf.
  6. Bake for 1 hour or until a meat thermometer shows an internal temperature of 160F.
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