Barb’s Meat Loaf with Brown Sugar/Ketchup Glaze

If you like you can omit the bacon topping from the loaf. In this case, brush
on half of the glaze before baking and the other half during the last 15 min.
of baking.
Glaze: ½ cup ketchup or chili sauce
4 tablespoons brown sugar
4 teaspoons cider or white vinegar
Mix all ingredients in small saucepan and set aside.
Meat Loaf:
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 med onion chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 large eggs
½ teaspoons dried thyme leaves
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
¼ teaspoon hot red pepper sauce
½ cup whole milk or mild or plain yogurt
2 pounds meat loaf mix (or 1 ½ lbs ground beef and ½ lb pork sausage)
2/3 cup crushed saltine crackers or oatmeal, or 1 1/3 cups bread crumbs
1/3 cup minced fresh parsley leaves (optional).
8 to 12 slices thin sliced bacon.

Saute onions and set aside to cool.
Mix all ingredients except meat until blended, add beef and pork, and mix together until evenly blended. If mixture sticks to side of bowl add milk
one tablespoon at a time.
Turn mixture into baking pan; pat mixture into approx 9 x 5 inch loaf shape.
Brush with half of glaze, and then arrange bacon strips, overlapping a little,
tuck ends under loaf. (Bacon is optional)

Bake in 350-degree oven till bacon is crisp or until internal temperature of
loaf reaches 160 degrees

Tags: Meats and Casseroles