Brown Sugar – Ketchup Glaze
\n1\/2 \tcup ketchup or chili sauce
\n4 \ttablespoons brown sugar
\n4 \ttablespoons cider vinegar or white vinegar<\/p>\n
Meat Loaf
\n2 \tteaspoons vegetable oil
\n1 \tmedium onion , chopped medium
\n2 \tmedium cloves garlic , minced
\n2 \tlarge eggs
\n1\/2 \tteaspoon dried thyme
\n1 \tteaspoon table salt
\n1\/2 \tteaspoon ground black pepper
\n2 \tteaspoons Dijon mustard
\n2 \tteaspoons Worcestershire sauce
\n1\/4 \tteaspoon hot pepper sauce
\n1\/2 \tcup whole milk or plain yogurt
\n1 \tpound ground beef chuck
\n1\/2 \tpound ground pork
\n1\/2 \tpound ground veal
\n2\/3 \tcup Saltine crackers , crushed (about 16), or quick oatmeal, or 1 1\/3 cups fresh bread crumbs
\n1\/3 \tcup minced fresh parsley leaves
\n6 – 8 \tounces bacon , thin sliced (8 to 12 slices, depending on loaf shape)<\/p>\n
See Illustrations Below: Forming the Loaf<\/p>\n
1. For the glaze: Mix all ingredients in small saucepan; set aside.
\n2. For the meat loaf: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Heat oil in medium skillet. Add onion and garlic; saut\u00e9 until softened, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool while preparing remaining ingredients.
\n3. Mix eggs with thyme, salt, pepper, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, pepper sauce, and milk or yogurt. Add egg mixture to meat in large bowl along with crackers, parsley, and cooked onion and garlic; mix with fork until evenly blended and meat mixture does not stick to bowl. (If mixture sticks, add additional milk or yogurt, a couple tablespoons at a time until mix no longer sticks.)
\n4. Turn meat mixture onto work surface. With wet hands, pat mixture into approximately 9-by-5-inch loaf shape. Place on foil-lined (for easy cleanup) shallow baking pan. Brush with half the glaze, then arrange bacon slices, crosswise, over loaf, overlapping slightly and tucking only bacon tip ends under loaf, (see illustration 1, below).
\n5. Bake loaf until bacon is crisp and loaf registers 160 degrees, about 1 hour. Cool at least 20 minutes. Simmer remaining glaze over medium heat until thickened slightly. Slice meat loaf and serve with extra glaze passed separately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Brown Sugar – Ketchup Glaze 1\/2 cup ketchup or chili sauce 4 tablespoons brown sugar 4 tablespoons cider vinegar or white vinegar Meat Loaf 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 1 medium onion , chopped medium 2 medium cloves garlic , minced 2 large eggs 1\/2 teaspoon dried thyme 1 teaspoon table salt 1\/2 teaspoon ground black … <\/p>\n