Hawks Restaurant Meatloaf Very Good Recipes

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a covered pot over low heat and add onion, carrot and garlic. Cook for about 10 minutes, until tender. Cool completely.
• In a large bowl, gently mix the ground beef and ground pork, then mix the cooked onion, carrot and garlic thoroughly into the meat. Add seasonings, eggs and bread crumbs. Gently blend the mixture together; do not overmix.
• Form into a loaf and place in a greased baking sheet or pan and bake at 325 degrees until the internal temperature is 160 degrees (about 45 minutes).
• Remove meatloaf from the oven, liberally brush on glaze and return it to oven for 10 minutes longer, or until the glaze has browned. Remove from oven and let it stand 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with mashed potatoes.
• Glaze: Combine coffee, bourbon, brown sugar and soy soyce in a sauce pot over medium-high heat. Stir frequently until liquid is reduced by half. Add ketchup and Worcestershire sauce, stir and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°F.
• Prepare a 9 x 5-inch baking pan and a baking sheet covered with foil to place underneath to catch any drippings.
• Using clean hands mix together all meatloaf ingredients except the 1/2 to 3/4 cup ketchup and the brown sugar, until well combined in a large bowl (adding in a little more breadcrumbs if needed).
• Pack the mixture into prepared pan.
• Place the pan on a foil-lined baking sheet to catch any spills.
• Bake for about 1 hour.
• Mix together ketchup with enough brown sugar to taste (start with 2 tablespoons adding in as much brown sugar as you desire to reach desired sweetness).
• After the 1 hour of baking, remove the meat loaf (at this point you can carefully drain off some of the fat if desired) and spread the ketchup/brown sugar mixture over the top.
• Place back in the oven and bake for another 15-20 minutes, or until the meat loaf is pulling away from the sides of the pan.
• OPTIONAL for the stuffing mixture; melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; add in mushrooms, onion and thyme, cook stirring until the mushrooms brown and loose their moisture.
• Add in the soft breadcrumbs and cook until lightly browned.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Spread evenly onto the bottom layer of beef mixture, then press down slightly.
• Top with layer of beef mixture and bake as stated.