Old Fashioned Meatloaf

Tip: Read directions completely before preparing.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup of finely chopped onion

1 celery rib, chopped fine

1 tablespoon minced garlic

1 carrot, chopped fine

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 teaspoons freshly ground pepper

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

2/3 cup ketchup

1 1/2 pounds of ground chuck

3/4 pound Sweet Italian sausage

1 cup fresh bread crumbs

2 large eggs, beaten slightly

1/3 cup minced fresh parsley leaves

2 slices bacon

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large heavy skillet cook the onions, celery, carrot, and garlic in butter, over medium heat, stirring, for about 5 minutes.

Cover the skillet and stir occasionally until the carrots are tender, about five minutes. Stir in pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and 1/3 a cup of ketchup and cook for one more minute.

In a large bowl, combine the meats, eggs, vegetables, bread crumbs, and parsley.

Form into a loaf and put into a rectangular baking pan with 2-inch high sides. Place two slices on bacon on top, crisscrossed. 

Place in preheated oven and bake for one hour.

Servings: 4 - 6

Tip: Meatloaf is a traditional German, Belgian and Dutch dish, and it is a cousin to the Italian meatball. American meatloaf history in US has its origins in scrapple, a mixture of ground pork and cornmeal served by German-Americans in Pennsylvania since Colonial times. The American version is usually topped with ketchup.