I combined a few recipes, added a dash of improv and made a lovely meat loaf today.
I wrote it out tonight so I could come close to repeating it another day. Of course the measurements are approximations and wild guesses, but I’m betting they are close to what I used.
Ted’s Awesome Meat Loaf
3 tablespoons coconut oil
1 cup chopped onion
½ cup chopped green onions
2 chopped carrots
2 chopped stalks celery
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 8-ounce cans tomato paste [homemade]
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
4 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt [Himalayan pink]
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper [fresh ground]
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (untested addition)
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Stir fry the above ingredients, using only half of Worcestershire, vinegar and tomato paste
Place the ingredients below into large mixing bowl,
then add the above stir-fry and other half of withheld ingredients
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1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 1/2 pounds ground pork sausage
1 cup rolled oats
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons maple syrup (the real stuff – or honey)
1/3 cup minced fresh parsley
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Mix thoroughly, form loaf, place in loaf pan or crock pot
[surrounded with small, red-skinned potatoes]
place 3 strips of bacon on top of loaf [or coat with additional tomato paste, or ketchup]
bake at 350 for 1 hour 10 minutes
crock pot low for 6 hours
crock pot high for 3 hours
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We wolfed it down before I realized it was “A Keeper”. Thus, the photo is not of the one I made. Nevertheless, this is officially The Best meatloaf I have eaten, let alone made.
The bacon on the top was a happy accident. We just happened to have a package with 3 strips of bacon taking up space in the fridge. OH YEAH. Do that every time – unless you have to do something else to keep the top moistened.
