Especially Good Meat Loaf (South) |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This recipe was found in the 1986 cookbook, The Heritage of Southern Cooking. If you don't have or want to use the smoked ham, increase the pork to 1/2 pound. Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef |
1/2 lb ground veal |
1/4 lb ground pork |
1/4 lb smoked ham, ground, baked (3/4 cup) |
1 medium onion, finely chopped |
2 1/2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves (1 1/2 teaspoon dried) |
2/3 cup breadcrumbs, soft |
2 eggs |
1 1/2 teaspoons salt, to taste |
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, to taste |
6 slices lean bacon, smoked, cut in half |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, combine meats with the onion, thyme, breadcrumbs, eggs, salt & pepper, mixing well with a fork (not with your hands, since that will toughen freshly ground meat), then form into a large loaf.
3. Place 3 to 6 pieces of bacon in the bottom of a baking dish, then lay the loaf on top of the bacon, before covering the top of the loaf with the rest of the bacon (which adds flavor & moisture).
4. Bake about 1 1/2 hours or until the outside of the loaf is golden brown, the juices run clear when the loaf is poked with a skewer, & it feels firm to the touch.
5. Discard all the bacon & serve either hot or cold.
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