Ingredients
The following ingredients have 5 Servings
- 3/4 cup fresh bread crumbs
- 3/4 cup milk
- 6 strips of thick cut bacon, cut into small pieces
- 1/2 cup onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup carrot, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste (or 1/2 cup ketchup)
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- salt and pepper
Instruction
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Add milk to bread crumbs and let sit.
- Saute bacon pieces until the fat is rendered and the bacon is crispy. Remove bacon bits to a dry clean paper towel.
- Add onion and carrot to the remaining grease. Don’t even think about throwing any of it away. When onions are translucent, add garlic and tomato paste and sauté for another 1-2 minutes. Let cool.
- In a food processor, add onion mixture and half of bacon bits. Process until finely minced.
- In a large bowl, add turkey, beef, bread crumb mixture, onion/bacon mixture (including drippings), egg, and salt and pepper. Combine by squeezing everything through your fingers until uniform. Put meat onto a large cookie sheet lined with foil and shape into a rectangular loaf. I try to get the dimensions so that 2-3 slices of meatloaf will fit onto whatever sandwich bread I currently have on hand.
- Mix ketchup and brown sugar and spread on the top and sides of meatloaf. Sprinkle with remaining bacon bits.
- Bake until firm and the edges have caramelized, about 45-60 minutes. This may take longer if you made a thicker meatloaf – mine was about 2 inches high and 10-12 inches long.
- Enjoy...but save some for sandwiches with fresh tomato and lettuce!
