Classic Meatloaf

By Belinda

If you cook this on a baking sheet it gets a nice crust. It is often cooked in a loaf pan.

Ingredients

• 3 slices white sandwich bread
• 1/3 cup whole milk
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef chuck
• 1/2 lb ground pork
• 1/2 medium onion, grated
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• coarse salt and ground pepper

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Place bread in a food processor; pulse until fine crumbs form. Transfer to a small bowl; stir in milk. Set aside, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

2. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine beef, pork, onion, garlic, egg, 1/4 cup ketchup, 1 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper. Add bread-milk mixture and mix very gently with a fork, (do not over mix).

3. Place meat mixture on prepared baking sheet and form into a loaf about 9 inches long and 4 to 5 inches wide.

4. Bake, brushing twice with remaining 1/4 cup ketchup during baking, until an instant-read thermometer registers 160 degrees, 45 to 55 minutes. Let meatloaf rest 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

5. Bacon-Meatloaf = Before baking lay 8 slices of bacon crosswise over meatloaf, slightly overlapping. Using a thin metal spatulaor dinner knife, tuck ends of bacon under meatloaf. Omit brushing with ketchup in step 4.