Three Meat Meatloaf

Main Dish

Ingredients

1 pound Ground beef

1/2 pound Ground venison

1/2 pound Ground Pork

1 Tbsp Bacon grease (or canola oil)

1 cup Onion, minced

3 /4 cup Celery, minced

3 /4 cup Bell pepper, minced

1 tsp Garlic, minced

Tomato Glaze

1 tsp Bacon fat

1 Tbsp Garlic, minced

1 Tbsp Onion, minced

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp dry basil

1/4 tsp fresh ground black pepper

3 Tbsp Brown sugar

2 Tbsp Tomato paste

1/2 cup Chicken Broth

2 Tbsp Yellow mustard

1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce

1 cup Ketchup

1 /8 tsp Thyme, dry

1 /4 tsp Oregano, dry

2 tsp Steak Seasoning

1 Tbsp Salt

1 cup Milk

1 /2 cup Ketchup

1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

3 Eggs

1 1/2 cup Unseasoned Course Bread crumbs

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Heat the bacon grease in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté the vegetables with salt and dry herbs until tender. Allow to cool.

Combine milk, eggs, Worcestershire and ketchup and mix well. Place ground beef, venison, pork, cooled vegetables and egg mixture into a large mixing bowl. Using your hands, squish the meatloaf until you have mixed everything together and all is well incorporated. Fold in the breadcrumbs last.

Shape the meat mixture into the form of a loaf on a baking sheet. Bake 40 minutes.

After 40 minutes of cooking, use a pastry brush and brush the glaze over the entire meatloaf. Return to the oven and bake for 20 more minutes. Again, remove the meatloaf and brush another layer of the glaze over it. Return it once again to the oven and bake for 20 more minutes. Brush one final layer of the glaze on the meatloaf and cook for 10 more minutes. Remove the meatloaf and allow it to rest 15 minutes before serving.

Yield: 8-10 servings

Tomato Glaze

Heat the bacon fat in a small skillet over a low heat. Cook the onions, garlic and salt for 2-3 minutes. Add the basil, black pepper and brown sugar cook for 3-4 minutes. Stir constantly tp prevent the sugar from burning. Stir in remaining ingredients and simmer for 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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