Meatloaf

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• glaze
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon distilled vinegar
• meatloaf
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup yellow onion, diced
• 1/2 cup celery, diced
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 lbs ground beef, 80-85
• 1 1/4 cups plain breadcrumbs
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper, freshly cracked
• 1/3 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 combine all glaze ingredients. mix well and set aside.
• 2 adjust oven rack to lower middle position. preheat oven to 325 degrees f.
• 3 in a saute pan, on medium heat, heart the oil. brown the onion and celery, stirring occasionally for about 4 minutes. add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. watch that the garlic does not burn. onion, celery and garlic should be soft. turn off heat.
• 4 in a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients to make the meatloaf, including the browned onion-garlic-celery mix. add 1/4°c of the pre-mixed glaze. mix quickly just to combine. don't overwork the mixture or you'll get a compacted loaf.
• 5 loosely form the mixture into a loaf-like shape and lightly press into a 9" x 5" loaf pan. spread the remaining glaze evenly on top of the meatloaf. spread as much as you'd like. you don't have to use it all.
• 6 bake at 325 degrees f for 1 hour.
• 7 make thick slices of meatloaf. serve meatloaf hot, drizzling pan juices over each slice. goes great with mashed potatoes and peas and carrots.