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Ingredients
- 3 strips bacon
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 3/4 cup plain breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons minced yellow onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Kosher and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 Italian sausages, casings removed (mild or spicy)
- 1 pound 80/20 ground beef
- Mustard and Sour Cream Gravy, recipe follows
- Special equipment: glass loaf pan
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Line the glass loaf pan with the bacon, centering the strips lengthwise in the pan, letting the ends hang over the short edge.
Lightly beat the eggs in a large bowl. Add the ketchup and sour cream and mix. Add the breadcrumbs, onions and garlic, stirring to incorporate, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Mix in the sausage, breaking it up to season the egg mixture evenly. Mix in the ground beef, using your hands to mix gently but thoroughly. Press the meatloaf mixture firmly into the loaf pan with the bacon, shaping the meat into a loaf shape. Unmold the meatloaf by turning the pan upside-down, and tapping the bottom to release the meatloaf. Tuck the bacon under the loaf, and place it bacon-side up on a foiled or parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until the meat registers 160 degrees F, 50 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with Mustard and Sour Cream Gravy.
Mustard and Sour Cream Gravy:
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 onion, minced
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 cup beef stock
- 3 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
In a saucepan, heat the butter over medium heat, add the onions and saute until the onions are soft, about 6 minutes. Sprinkle the flour on top of the onions and cook for 1 minute, stirring. Turn up the heat to medium-high and whisk in the stock and 1/2 cup water. Cook at a simmer, whisking frequently, until the gravy begins to thicken. Turn off the heat and whisk in the sour cream, and then the mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Taste before adding salt and pepper. Serve on the meatloaf.
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By jk.bockholt_126...
Montgomery, 83
on April 02, 2013
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I always read reviews before I decide to prepare a recipe. This one had 5 stars, so I thought it would be delicious. My husband and I did not like this. This is about the 4th 5 star recipe that was not worthy. Makes me scared to trust these ratings...sorry!
By divataunia
Pasadena, CA
on February 26, 2013
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My husband is not a huge fan of meatloaf, but I love comfort food and wanted to find a new creative way to make it. Well, he RAVED about it - over and over again - during dinner. "This is DELICIOUS! Honey, this is REALLY, REALLY DELICIOUS!"
The house smelled fantastic while cooking too. Can't go wrong with onions cooking in butter. :
My notes: I think you could skip the bacon all-together in this. I had leftover bacon that I used, and the strips still came out a little floppy even when they were pre-cooked and crispy. I don't think it adds a ton of flavor - the meatloaf has that all on it's own. So personally, I'd save the fat and calories next time and just skip it.
The sauce was AMAZING. Mild enough for my husband, but tangy and mustard-y enough for me. It was the perfect compliment to the meatloaf, and one I prefer as I am not a big ketchup fan.
We're having it again tonight. Thanks, Melissa - really, really great recipe!
By n.beacham_8133353
Redmond, WA
on January 09, 2013
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Great recipe, we really enjoyed it. It was really moist and flavorful and held together perfectly. (I didn't have a glass loaf pan, so used metal, and used gluten free toast to make bread crumbs.
Here is what I'd do differently next time:
*Add some chopped parsley to the meatloaf mix (color and flavor
*Briefly broil the meatloaf before taking it out to crisp up the bacon (mine did not crisp
*Add some more fennel seed (unless adding the 2nd sausage takes care of that
I mixed the sour cream with the mustard and worcestshire auce when making the gravy and had a problem with the sour cream separating but it was still delicious.
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