MINI MEAT LOAVES
Serves 8
This is good comfort food. You can bake it as one large meatloaf
and slice also (you just have to cook longer and let set before
serving).
2 1/2 cups FINELY chopped onion
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1 granny smith apple, peeled and grated or minced
1 carrot, chopped finely (I throw large pieces of all the
above in a food processor with the chopping blade and let
the processor do all the work)
2 Tbsp butter
2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/3 cup ketchup
1 1/4 pounds ground chuck
1 pound ground pork
2 large eggs, beaten lightly
1 cup fine, fresh bread crumbs (I make in food processor with
following parsley)
1/3 cup minced fresh parsley
SAUCE:
1/2 cup ketchup
1 Tbsp packed brown sugar
½ Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
In a large heavy skillet cook onion, garlic, apple and carrot
in butter, stirring, until carrot is tender. Stir in salt,
pepper, 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce and 1/3 cup of ketchup
and cook 1 minute. In a large bowl, combine well vegetables,
meats, bread crumbs, eggs and parsley. Form into 8 individual
meat loaves and place the loaves in a 9 X 13 baking dish.
In a separate bowl, combine ketchup, brown sugar and Worcestershire
sauce. Mix well and coat the top of each loaf. Bake 350 until
meat thermometer reads 155 degrees (about 1/2 - 3/4 hour).
