Cajun meat loaf 2

8 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 tablespoons Margarine or butter
2 mediums Carrots, finely chopped
1 large Onion, finely chopped
1 large Stalk celery,finely chopped
1 small Green pepper,finely chopped
2 Garlic cloves, crushed
2 pounds Ground meat for meat loaf
(veal, pork, and beef)
2 larges Eggs
1 cup Fresh bread crumbs
¼ cup Milk
1 tablespoon Worcestershire
2 teaspoons Salt
1 teaspoon Ground cumin
½ teaspoon Coarsely ground black pepper
½ teaspoon Dried thyme leaves
½ teaspoon Ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon Ground cayenne pepper
½ cup Plus 2 T catsup
Fresh herbs for garnish

Directions

In nonstick 12-inch skillet, melt margarine or butter over medium heat. Add carrots, onion, celery, and green pepper and cook until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and cook 1 minute longer. Set aside to cool slightly. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In large bowl, mix ground meat, eggs, bread crumbs, milk, worcestershire, salt, cumin, black pepper, thyme, nutmeg, cayenne,, ½ cup catsup, and cooked vegetable mixture just intil well combined but not over mixed. In 13x9 baking pan, shape meat mixture into 10x5 inch loaf. Brush remaining 2 T catsup over top of loaf. Bake meat loaf 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let meat loaf stand 10 minutes before slicing. Garnish with herbs.

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #285 Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 20:09:05 -0500 From: jessann doe <jessann@...>

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