American Meat Loaf

Name: American Meat Loaf
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1 pound finely-ground beef; ½ pound finely-ground veal; ½ pound finely-ground pork; 6 tablespoons finely-chopped celery; 6 tablespoons finely-chopped onion; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; ¼ pint red wine; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 level teaspoon salt; 2–4 slices bread; ground allspice; ½ level teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper; 2 bay leaves, crushed; ½ teaspoon rubbed thyme; tomato or chili sauce; 2 eggs, well beaten; tomato or chili sauce

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Great Dishes of the World

By Robert Carrier

Published 1963

About

Ingredients

1 pound finely-ground beef
½ pound finely-ground veal
½

Americas
United States
Main course

Method

Sauté finely-chopped onion, celery and garlic in olive oil and butter until transparent. Add red wine and simmer gently for 5 minutes.

Trim crusts from bread; dice; add to wine mixture and pour mixture over ground meats. Mix well and season with salt, pepper, allspice, thyme and bay leaves. The seasoning should be rather sharp.

Stir in the beaten eggs and put in a well-greased b