5. Old-Fashioned Meatloaf

Ingredients

• 2 cups finely chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 celery rib, chopped fine
• 1 carrot, chopped fine
• 1/2 cup finely chopped scallion
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2/3 cup ketchup plus additional as an accompaniment if desired
• N/A ketchup
• 1 1/2 pounds ground chuck
• 3/4 pound ground pork
• 1 cup fresh bread crumbs
• 2 large eggs, beaten lightly
• 1/3 cup minced fresh parsley leaves

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In a large heavy skillet cook onion, garlic, celery, carrot, and scallion in butter over moderate heat, stirring, 5 minutes. Cook vegetables, covered, stirring occasionally, until carrot it tender, about 5 minutes more. Stir in salt and pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and 1/3 cup of ketchup and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
3. In a large bowl combine well vegetables, meats, bread crumbs, eggs, and parsley. In a shallow baking pan form mixture into 1 10-by 5-inch oval loaf and spread remaining 1/3 cup ketchup over loaf.
4. Bake meat loaf in oven 1 hour, or until a meat thermometer inserted in center registers 155°F.

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