Triple Threat Meat Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 onion, diced
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
3 shallots, finely chopped
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 tablespoon thyme, chopped
1 lb ground sirloin
1/2 lb ground turkey
1/2 lb ground pork
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
1 1/2 cups ketchup, divided
4 tablespoons red wine vinegar, divided
1/2 cup tomato sauce
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
1 teaspoon hot sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

Preparation

If baking now, preheat oven to 425. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper and onion, and cook for 5 minutes.
Stir in garlic and shallots, and cook for 2 minutes. Set aside to cool.
In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, parsley, and thyme.
Add sirloin, turkey, pork, panko, 1/2 c ketchup, 2 tablespoons vinegar, and cooled vegetables; mix just until combined.
Pack meat mixture into a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. Invert loaf pan onto prepared pan.
In a medium bowl, whisk together remaining 1 cup ketchup, remaining 2 tablespoons viegar, tomato sauce, honey, mustard, hot sauce, sale and pepper.
Reserve one-quarter sauce for serving. Brush remaining sauce evently over meat loaf.
Bke for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Remove from oven, and let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.
If freezing, place meat mixture in sealed ziptop bag; place sauce in separate bag. Freeze both bags flat inside a larger bag.
To serve, thaw and bake as directed above.