👍 How To RESTAURANT-STYLE MEATLOAF (NO BREAD CRUMBS)

This easy RESTAURANT-STYLE MEATLOAF (NO BREAD CRUMBS) Recipe. Step-by-Step. is perfect for busy families. Comes together quickly with a few staple ingredients!

INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons butter 2 finely chopped green onions 1 cup finely chopped onion 1?2 cup finely chopped green pepper 1?3 cup finely chopped celery 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 1?2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper 1?4 teaspoon ground red pepper 1?8 teaspoon nutmeg 2 bay leaves 1?2 cup ketchup 1?2 cup half-and-half 2 lbs ground beef (or mix with part veal or pork or beef) 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 1 1?2 teaspoons red pepper sauce

DIRECTIONS

Melt the butter in medium skillet over medium heat. Add the green onions, regular onions, green pepper, celery, and garlic and cook until softened. Stir in salt, cumin, peppers, nutmeg, and bayleaves and cook 1 minute. Stir in ketchup and half and half and simmer 2 minutes. Cool and remove bay leaves. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine meat, eggs (lightly beaten), worcestershire, red pepper sauce in large bowl. Stir vegeable mixture into meat mixture unil well blended. Spoon mixture evenly into a 9 x 5 pan or freeform the mixture (I use the 9 x 5 pan as my mold and place on rimmed cookie sheet). Bake 70 minutes or until temperature of meat registers 160 degrees. Cool in pan 5 minutes (at least) and drain and unmold onto serving platter.

by: Roxygirl in Colorado