Old-fashioned Meatloaf I

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 slices bacon
• 6 scallions
• 1 cup firm fresh breadcrumbs
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef (or 1 lb ground beef, 1/4 lb. ground lamb and 1/4 lb. ground veal mixed together)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/4 cup finely chopped celery leaves
• 1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme (or 1 1/2 t. dried thyme)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup bottled chili sauce
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 in a skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until limp and some of the fat is rendered; remove bacon from skillet and drain on a paper-towel lined plate.
• 3 thinly slice the scallions, separating the and green parts.
• 4 in a small bowl, soak the breadcrumbs in the milk and sour cream for 10 minutes.
• 5 in a large mixing bowl, use your hands to thoroughly combine the ground beef with the next 9 ingredients, the part of the scallions, and the soaked bread crumbs and any liquid.
• 6 pat down mixture into a 9x5 inch loaf pan, smoothing the top.
• 7 arrange bacon strips on top.
• 8 bake for 35 minutes.
• 9 while the meatloaf is baking: in a small bowl, combine the chili sauce, brown sugar, and mustard.
• 10 spread over the partially baked meatloaf.
• 11 sprinkle with the sliced scallion greens.
• 12 bake an additional 25 minutes or until the meatloaf is firm, the top is browned, and a meat thermometer inserted in the center reads 155°.
• 13 let the meatloaf stand in the pan for 10 minutes before slicing to serve.