Grass-Fed Beef Meatloaf in a Bacon Blanket

• порції: 4 items
• загальний час: 1 hour 10 minutes

Інгредієнти

1 cup fresh bread crumbs (ground in food processor from 2 slices of bread)

1/2 cup milk

1 medium onion, finely chopped

2 medium carrots, finely chopped

1 large celery rib, finely chopped

4 large garlic cloves, finely chopped

2 tablespoons olive oil

Salt

1 1/2 pounds ground grass-fed beef (preferably ground once; see Cooks' Notes)

1/2 pound ground pork (preferably shoulder, not lean; and ground once; see Cooks' Notes)

1/2 cup ketchup

2 large eggs, lightly beaten

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

2 teaspoons smoked paprika (optional; see Cooks' Notes)

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

6 bacon slices, halved crosswise

A large, heavy rimmed sheet pan or flameproof roasting pan (not glass); instant-read thermometer

Напрямки

Heat oven to 375°F with rack in middle.

Meanwhile, stir together bread crumbs and milk in a large bowl and set aside.

Cook onion, carrot, celery, and garlic in oil with 1 teaspoon salt in a heavy 12-inch skillet over medium heat, covered, stirring occasionally, until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.

Combine beef, pork, ketchup, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, smoked paprika, pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, and cooked vegetables with bread crumbs and mix with your hands until vegetables are well distributed and mixture is cohesive.

Form mixture into a 12-inch loaf, about 4 1/2 inches wide, in pan, and lay bacon slices crosswise over it.

Roast in oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers 160°F, 40 to 45 minutes.

If the bacon on top isn't crisp, reset oven to broil and broil the meatloaf, 4 to 5 inches from the heat, until bacon is crisp and browned, 2 to 3 minutes.

Let meatloaf rest in pan 10 minutes before transferring to a platter.