Southern Meatloaf
Ingredients
For the meatloaf:
1 pound ground beef
1 pound ground pork
1 pound ground veal
1 cup bread crumbs
2 teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons pepper
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 eggs beaten
1 onion chopped
1 green bell pepper chopped
For the topping:
1 cup ketchup
¼ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons yellow mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Into a large bowl (or the bowl of a stand mixer), add the ground beef, ground pork and ground veal (if using), along with all remaining ingredients for the meatloaf.
Using either your hands, a sturdy wooden spoon, or the mixer paddle, combine the ingredients until just mixed. Don’t overwork and over mix the ingredients. If using a stand mixer, use the lowest possible speed and stop when the ingredients are just combined.
Divide the mixture in half and shape it into two loaves on a baking pan lined with either aluminum foil or parchment paper.
In a small bowl, stir together the topping ingredients until well mixed.
Pour half of the topping over the loaves and set aside the remainder.
Cook the meatloaves for one hour. Add the remaining topping when 20 minutes of cooking time remains.
Remove from the oven when the internal temperature reads between 160 and 165 degrees on a meat thermometer. Remove from the oven and let stand 15 minutes before serving.
