Easy Meatloaf Recipe
This easy meatloaf recipe is made with ground beef, pork and veal and it's topped with a delicious ketchup glaze.For this meatloaf recipe, I like to use one pound of ground beef (ground chuck is my favorite) and half a pound each of ground pork and ground veal. But you can use equal parts (2/3 pound of each) if that's easier.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 lb ground beef
- ½ lb ground pork
- ½ lb ground veal
- 2 large slices of sourdough bread (or four slices regular white bread), crusts removed
- 1 cup buttermilk, regular milk, or tomato juice
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup finely chopped celery
- 2 clove garlic, chopped
- 2 eggs, beaten
- ¼ cup chopped parsley leaves
- ½ cup ketchup
- 1 Tbsp cider vinegar
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- Kosher salt to taste (around 2 tsp)
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste (around 1 tsp)
Preparation:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cut the bread into cubes and combine it with the milk (or tomato juice) in a bowl. Mash it up until it forms a thick paste.
- Sauté the onions, celery and garlic in a little bit of oil until the onions are translucent. Remove from heat and set aside so that they have a chance to cool.
- In a large bowl, combine the ground meat with the egg and parsley.
- Add the bread mixture and the onion-celery-garlic mixture and combine until all the ingredients are thoroughly mixed. I find my bare hands are best for this.
- Gently transfer the meatloaf to a loaf pan. Don't pack the meat into the pan too tightly. You can smooth the top into a slightly rounded shape.
- Transfer to the oven and bake for 30 minutes. While the meatloaf bakes you can mix together the ketchup, brown sugar and vinegar in a glass bowl.
- Remove from the oven and brush the top of the meatloaf generously with the ketchup glaze. Return to the oven and bake for another 30 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer reads 160°F at the center of the meatloaf.
- Remove from oven, let cool for 5 minutes and serve in thick slices.
