Meatloaf With Brown Sugar Ketchup Glaze

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 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)
• 1/2 cup ketchup or 1/2 cup chili sauce
• 4 tablespoons brown sugar
• 4 teaspoons cider vinegar or 4 teaspoons vinegar

Recipe

• 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.