Meatloaf

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
• 1/2 cup finely chopped carrot
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
• 3 lbs ground beef
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup worcestershire sauce
• 1/3 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons mustard
• 2 tablespoons steak sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ground black pepper
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce

Recipe

• 1 heat oil. cook onions, celery, carrots, garlic, and thyme until very soft. let cool.
• 2 meanwhile, mix the next 4 ingredients well. incorporate the cooked vegetables. pack tightly in a 10-inch loaf pan.
• 3 combine the 3 remaining ingredients and spread half of it on top of meatloaf (save remaining sauce to serve with the meatloaf).
• 4 cook in a water bath for 1 hour or until cooked the whole way through in 400 degree oven.
• 5 (this makes a pretty large meatloaf -- i usually divide the mixture in half and cook one loaf and freeze the other one. i think it just depends on the size of your family).