astray recipes: Classic meatloaf

Categories: Tvfn
Yield: 4 servings

Measure	Ingredient
½ cup	Fresh bread crumbs (about 2
	Slices)
¼ cup	Milk
2 tablespoons	Olive oil
½ cup	Onions, finely diced
1	Garlic clove, minced
1 pounds	Ground beef chuck
½ pounds	Ground pork butt or sweet
	Sausage meat
1 large	Egg, lightly beaten
⅓ cup	Grated Romano or Parmesan or
	Sharp cheddar cheese
¼ teaspoon	Fennel seeds
¼ teaspoon	Dried oregano
¼ cup	Chopped parsley
	Salt and freshly ground
	Black pepper

Soak the bread crumbs in milk. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.

Lightly grease a loaf pan.

Heat the olive oil. When hot add the onions and saute for about 8 minutes or until golden and beginning to brown. Add the garlic and saute for a few seconds. Remove the skillet from the heat and transfer the contents to a mixing bowl.

Add the soaked bread crumbs, ground chuck and ground pork butt and mix with 1 egg. Add grated cheese, fennel, oregano, and parsley.

Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Saute some of the mixture before tasting and adjusting for seasoning.) Transfer the mix to a loaf pan and bake at high heat for 15 minutes.

Lower the heat to 350 degrees and bake for 1 hour or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. Let rest 15 minutes before cutting.

Yield: 6 servings

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classic meatloaf