Grass Fed Beef Meatloaf In A Bacon Blanket Recipe 465

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F with rack in middle position. Meanwhile, stir together bread crumbs and milk in a large bowl and set aside. Cook onion, carrot, celery, and garlic in oil with 1 teaspoon salt in a heavy 12-inch skillet over medium heat, covered, stirring occasionally, until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool. Combine beef, pork, ketchup, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, smoked paprika, pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, and cooked vegetables with bread crumbs and mix with your hands until vegetables are well distributed and mixture is cohesive. Form mixture into a 12-inch loaf, about 4 1/2 inches wide, in pan, and lay bacon slices crosswise over it. Roast in oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers 160°F, 40 to 45 minutes. If the bacon on top isn't crisp, reset oven to broil and broil the meatloaf, 4 to 5 inches from the heat, until bacon is crisp and browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Let meatloaf rest in pan 10 minutes before transferring to a platter. •Leftover meatloaf keeps, well covered and chilled, 4 days.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) .
• Combine ground beef, ground sausage, crushed crackers, ketchup, onion, eggs, onion powder, and garlic powder in a large bowl until mixed thoroughly, using your hands for best results. Form mixture into a loaf shape.
• Weave strips of bacon into a basket weave pattern. Place meatloaf in the center and carefully lift and transfer to a loaf pan, so bacon is on the bottom and sides of the pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 1/2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Allow to sit for 5 minutes before carefully flipping onto a platter.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°
• In a medium saute pan, heat the extra olive oil on med-high. Add garlic, onion, and carrot in oil and cook for 8-10 min or until soft.
• Add the Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and tomato paste,
• Now goes in the Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, and beef broth. Mix well and set aside to cool.
• In a large bowl mix the grass-fed beef, onion mixture, bread crumbs and egg.
• Lay out the bacon strips, barely overlapping each other
• Form the meat into a rectangle loaf to fit the bacon. Now wrap one side with the bacon then the other. You want them to slightly overlap each other.
• Move to a cooking sheet with a rack. Place seam-side down.
• Bake for 30 minutes. While the loaf is cooking, whisk all the glaze ingredients in a bowl.
• After 30 minutes up, turn the oven temp to 450°. Cook for 10 minutes.
• After 10 minutes, brush on ¾ of the glaze around the whole meatloaf.
• Bake for 10 - 15 minutes more or until the internal temp is 160°.
• Let the loaf rest for 10 minutes.
• Slice, and brush the remaining glaze on top if desired.
• ENJOY!