23.7.16

Meat loaf topped w/ bacon

Ingredients: olive oil - 1 onion - 1 garlic clove, finely chopped - ¾ cup ketchup - ¼ cup apple cider vinegar - 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar - ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper - ¾ cup low-sodium chicken broth - ½ cup chopped fresh parsley - 2 large eggs - ⅔ cup fine breadcrumbs - ½ cup finely grated Parmesan - 1 tablespoon kosher salt - ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper - 2 pounds turkey beef
Prep: Preheat oven to 350°. Cook onion and garlic, stirring occasionally, until very soft, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl. Bring ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar, and cayenne to a boil in a small saucepan, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until slightly reduced and syrupy, about 5 minutes. Transfer 2 tablespoons ketchup mixture to a blender; add broth and parsley and blend until smooth. Set remaining ketchup mixture aside. Add broth mixture, eggs, breadcrumbs, Parmesan, salt, and pepper to onion and garlic; mix to combine. Add beef and mix well with your hands to combine. Transfer meatloaf mixture to prepared pan and form into a long log. Spread reserved ketchup mixture over top and drape bacon in a crisscross pattern (how ever you want) over/under the loaf, tucking underneath. Bake 70–80 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes before slicing