Second Avenue Deli Meat Loaf

A terrific meatloaf with tasty spices, from my favorite Jewish Deli in NYC, The Second Avenue Deli! It makes a delicious juicy meatloaf, You can add 1/2 lb ground pork if you like.

• Ready In: 1 hr 35 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons  corn oil
• 2  cups onions (finely chopped)
• 1  tablespoon garlic (finely chopped or crushed fresh)
• 1⁄2 green pepper (chopped into 1/4-inch pieces)
• 7  slices  bread
• 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
• 1⁄2 lb pork (ground)
• 1⁄2 lb  veal (chopped)
• 2  eggs (beaten)
• 1⁄3 cup parsley (fresh, chopped fine)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon rosemary (fresh or dried crushed)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme (fresh or dried)
• 1  tablespoon ketchup
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper (fresh ground black)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat corn oil in a large skillet, and saute onions until light golden brown. Add garlic at the last minute, and brown quickly. Remove to a bowl with a slotted spoon, and saute green peppers in remaining oil. Add to bowl, and refrigerate.
2. Cut crusts off bread, cube and soften with water in a strainer. Squeeze out excess liquid.
3. In a large bowl, thoroughly blend meats and bread, working them together with your hands lightly. Add onion-garlic- green pepper mixture and all the other ingredients, Blend thoroughly.
4. Place mixture in a loaf pan and score a crisscross design along the top with a knife. Bake 50 minutes, pour off accumulated fat, add your favorite tomato sauce, and continue baking for 20 minutes more.