Pork Meatloaf With Apple - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large apple, peeled,grated (1 cup)
1 lb ground lean pork (or pork/beef, pork/chicken blend)
1 yellow onion, finely chopped
1 1/2 cups soft breadcrumbs
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1 pinch dried sage
salt and pepper
Onion Gravy
1 -2 medium chopped onion (1/2 cup)
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
1 1/4 cups beef or 1 1/4 cups chicken stock
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 teaspoon chopped dill
1/4 cup apple cider or 1/4 cup apple juice (or wine, if you prefer)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0F.
Combine apple, meat, onion, bread crumbs, egg, parsley and sage.
Season with salt and pepper.
Press into an 8\" x 4\" loaf pan or free-form into a loaf shape.
Bake for 1 hour, drain off any melted fat.
While meatloaf is baking, start onion gravy by cooking onions in the butter until carmalized, about 5 to 10 minutes, depending on how dark you like them.
Stir in the flour, until it looks kind of like a paste.
Add the rest of the ingredients, continually stirring.
When meatloaf is ready, take it out of the oven and let it sit for approximately 10 minutes.
Slice and serve with onion gravy.
Enjoy!