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This is a recipe from my cookbook, and I’m sharing it here because I love it.

I’m tired of meatloaf getting a bad rap. Tired of it, I tell you!

The Pioneer Woman Cooks!Within the pages of my cookbook, I proposed that people’s perception of meatloaf became permanently skewed when a certain disheveled rock singer burst on the scene back in the seventies…but after much consideration, I’ve decided that it’s actually the word “loaf” that has contributed the most to meatloaf being such a maligned food.

You didn’t know my cookbook delved into such anthropological and sociological issues, did you?

Don’t worry. I didn’t, either.

So open your minds for a moment. Pretend the title of this dish does not contain the word “loaf.” Focus, instead, on the simplicity of the ingredients: a beautiful meat mixture bound together with bread and eggs and made delicious with Parmesan and seasonings. Focus, instead, on the fact that the meat mixture is wrapped lovingly in a blanket of thin, flavorful bacon, and topped with a tangy-sweet sauce that pulls it all together in perfect harmony.

See? That’s all meatloaf is.

Oops. I said “loaf.” Shoot! I forgot.

It’s like in the movie “Somewhere in Time” where Christopher Reeve (rest his soul) is blissfully living in they year 1912, then discovers the 1979 penny in his pocket and is suddenly and violently sucked back to present day. I hate it when that happens!

And now. For the recipe.

DSC_0092_9120I know this is a really weird photo, but I’m a really weird person so it fits. Begin by throwing six slices of regular white bread (I’m talking sandwich bread, folks) into a bowl. Pour the milk over the bread and let it soak in.

Grody, I realize, but bear with me.

And you can use crusty artisan bread if you want to. But I honestly love the comfort food nature of the soft, white stuff.

meatloaf1Into a large bowl, throw the ground beef, Parmesan cheese, and chopped parsley.

I used Parmigiano Reggianno.

But you don’t have to.

meatloaf3Throw the soaked bread into the bowl, along with some eggs. Add salt, and lots and lots of freshly ground black pepper. And you can add some finely minced garlic if you’d like!

But you don’t have to.

meatloaf4Scrub your hands with soap and water, scour them with an SOS pad, hold them under a bacteria-destroying UV light, and dip them in antiseptic solution (okay, just soap and water will do) and knead the mixture together.

meatloaf5When it’s all mixed together, form the mixture into a (I’m going to say it) loaf shape on top of a broiler/drip pan.

meatloaf6Next, drape slices of bacon over the top, tucking them underneath the meatloaf and overlapping pieces as you go along.

Note: It’s important to use thin bacon here! The thinner the better.

DSC_0105_9133Keep going until the meatloaf is totally covered.

DSC_0097_9125And now comes my favorite part. Throw some ketchup into a bowl.

DSC_0100_9128Add brown sugar and dry mustard.

DSC_0102_9130Then add as much Tabasco as you’d like.

DSC_0109_9137Pour a third of the sauce over the top and spread it to cover the bacon, then bake the meatloaf for 45 minutes. After that time, pull the pan out of the oven and spread another third of the sauce over the top. Return it to the oven for fifteen minutes or so.

These photos don’t show it because I took them back when I was even more of an amateur photographer than I am now, but the sauce is truly bright red. There are some meatloaf recipes that have more of a canned tomato-based sauce, and those can be delicious, too. But to me, a ketchup-based sauce is what makes meatloaf truly…meatloaf.

DSC_0148_9176And that’s it! I know it doesn’t look it, but what you have here is a comfort food like no other—a scrumptious delight through and through. And you’ll notice the edges are nice and brown; that’s the way I like it, baby. It increases the flavor of things, and also indicates that the inside of the meatloaf has been adequately cooked.

Pink meatloaf = No, no, no, no, no, no, no

DSC_0156_9184So here’s what you do: Slice it up and serve it with the remaining third of the sauce, which can be used for dipping.

Serve the meatloaf next to mashed potatoes. Buttered egg noodles. Or better yet—gulp—cheese grits! There’s nothing better on earth.

And the next day, make meatloaf sandwiches with the leftovers.

You’ll wonder where leftover meatloaf has been all your life.

(Food affects me very deeply. Can you tell?)

Enjoy this, my friends! If you’re on the fence about meatloaf, or even if you’ve written it off entirely as something you’d never, ever try, give this a shot. Consider it adventure eating, like huitlacoche. Or calf nuts.

Enjoy!

Here’s the handy dandy printable.

Recipe

My Favorite Meatloaf

Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes Difficulty: Easy Servings: 8

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Ingredients

Meatloaf:

1 cup Whole Milk

6 slices White Bread

2 pounds Ground Beef

1 cup (heaping) Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese

1/4 teaspoon Seasoned Salt

3/4 teaspoons Salt

Freshly Ground Black Pepper

1/3 cup Minced Flat-leaf Parsley

4 whole Eggs, Beaten

10 slices Thin/regular Bacon

Sauce:

1-1/2 cup Ketchup

1/3 cup Brown Sugar

1 teaspoon Dry Mustard

Tabasco To Taste

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour milk over the bread slices. Allow it to soak in for several minutes.

Place the ground beef, milk-soaked bread, Parmesan, seasoned salt, salt, black pepper, and parsley in a large mixing bowl. Pour in beaten eggs.

With clean hands, mix the ingredients until well combined. Form the mixture into a loaf shape on a broiler pan, which will allow the fat to drain. (Line the bottom of the pan with foil to avoid a big mess!)

Lay bacon slices over the top, tucking them underneath the meatloaf.

Make the sauce: add ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, and hot sauce in a mixing bowl. Stir together. Pour 1/3 of the mixture over the top of the bacon. Spread with a spoon.

Bake for 45 minutes, then pour another 1/3 of the sauce over the top. Bake for another 15 minutes. Slice and serve with remaining sauce.

Serve with mashed potatoes. Yummy!

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