Meatloaf Extraordinaire

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 slices fresh bread, crusts removed
• 1 medium carrot
• 1 celery rib
• 1/2 yellow onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 2 teaspoons dry mustard
• 3/4 lb ground lamb
• 3/4 lb lean ground chuck
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
• 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 to prepare meatloaf:.
• 3 process bread in food processor until fine crumbs form, and place in a large mixing bowl.
• 4 mince the vegetables and parsley in food processor and add to bread crumbs.
• 5 add rest of ingredients to the mixing bowl. using your hands, knead everything until thoroughly combined. texture should be wet but tight enough to hold a free-form shape.
• 6 place meat in a meatloaf baking pan (with the lift-out rack). if you don't have such a pan, set a wire baking rack on top of an 11x17 baking pan. place a 5x11 piece of parchment paper on top of wire rack so meat loaf won't fall though.
• 7 using your hands, form the loaf and place on the parchment paper.
• 8 topping:.
• 9 mix together the ketchup, mustard and brown sugar until sugar is well incorporated.
• 10 spread topping mixture on top of meatloaf. any left over topping is wonderful served with the meatloaf (i usually double this sauce -- just to make sure i have enough for serving).
• 11 bake loaf approximately 55 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted into the middle registers 160°f allow to cool on rack 15 minutes prior to serving.