Meatloaf With Brown Sugar Ketchup Glaze

Submitted by Shirl

"From America's Test Kitchen. Very good meatloaf wrapped in bacon and covered with a slightly sweet ketchup sauce."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 50mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 5-6

ingredients

• Meatloaf

• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil (I use canola)
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 large eggs
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1⁄4 teaspoon hot red pepper sauce
• 1⁄2 cup milk or 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 2 lbs ground meat (can be a mixture)
• 2⁄3 cup saltine crackers, crushed or 2/3 cup oatmeal
• 1⁄3 cup parsley, fresh minced
• 6 -8 ounces bacon, thin sliced (8-12 slices)

• Glaze

• 1⁄2 cup ketchup or 1/2 cup chili sauce
• 4 tablespoons brown sugar
• 4 teaspoons cider vinegar or 4 teaspoons white vinegar

directions

1. Glaze: Mix all ingredients and set aside.

2. Meat loaf:

3. Heat oven to 350°F.
4. Heat oil in medium skillet and sauté onion and garlic about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
5. Mix eggs with thyme, salt, pepper, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, pepper sauce and milk.
6. Add egg mixture to meat in large bowl, along with crackers, parsley and cooked onion and garlic.
7. Mix until mixture does not stick to the bowl, if mixture sticks to bowl add milk by tablespoons until it does not stick.
8. Shape into loaf.
9. Place on foil lined pan, for easy clean-up.
10. Brush with half the glaze.
11. Arrange bacon slices crosswise over the top of loaf overlapping, tucking in bacon ends under loaf.
12. Bake until bacon is crisp and internal temperature registers 160°F, about 1 hour.
13. Cool at least 20 minutes.
14. Simmer remaining glaze over medium heat until slightly thickened.
15. Slice meatloaf and serve with extra glaze.

Reviews

[Cathie F.]

Clearly it has the best blend of flavors I have found in the "old favorite" recipe of meatloaf. Well done!

 

[Clevergirl7]

This is, by far, in my very humble opinion, the best meatloaf I have ever eaten.

 

[Kristina G.]

This was WAY too sweet. My family couldn't eat but just a few bites. The brown sugar is NOT needed with the ketchup!

 

[Anonymous]

Can I mix the glaze inside of the meatloaf?

 

[kayluhhbaybee]

It is in the oven right now but I added some ketchup and more Worchester sauce in my meat. I also put maple bacon on top of meatloaf. Hopefully this will be as good as everyone says.. I Love me some meatloaf..... It smells so good right now only 40 minutes left...