Cooking Class Meatloaf

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons peanut oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1 lb ground chuck
• 1/2 lb ground pork
• 1/2 lb ground veal
• 1 1/3 cups fresh breadcrumbs
• 1/3 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/2 cup ketchup (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. 2

   Heat oil in skillet & saute onion and garlic until softened. Let cool.

3. 3

   In a large bowl, combine eggs, thyme, salt, pepper, mustard, worcestershire sauce, tabasco sauce, and milk.

4. 4

   Add the meat, bread crumbs, parsley, and cooked onion & garlic mixture.

5. 5

   Mix with your hands until mixture is evenly blended & meat mixture no longer sticks to side of bowl. If mixture sticks, add 2 tablespoons of milk at a time until it no longer sticks.

6. 6

   Do not overmix or meatloaf will be tough.

7. 7

   Form mixture into loaf shape on a foil-lined shallow baking pan. Spread ketchup on top, if desired.

8. 8

   Bake until meat reaches 160 degrees, about 1 hour.

9. 9

   Cool for 20 minutes, slice & serve with mashed potatoes.