Cooking Class Meatloaf - cooking recipe

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)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Heat oil in skillet & saute onion and garlic until softened. Let cool.
In a large bowl, combine eggs, thyme, salt, pepper, mustard, worcestershire sauce, tabasco sauce, and milk.
Add the meat, bread crumbs, parsley, and cooked onion & garlic mixture.
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.
Do not overmix or meatloaf will be tough.
Form mixture into loaf shape on a foil-lined shallow baking pan. Spread ketchup on top, if desired.
Bake until meat reaches 160 degrees, about 1 hour.
Cool for 20 minutes, slice & serve with mashed potatoes.