Ingredients

  • 2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
  • 1- 1/4 cup Onion, Finely Diced
  • 1- 1/4 cup Mushroom, Finely Chopped
  • 1/2 cups Celery, Finely Diced
  • 1 whole Red Bell Pepper, Finely Chopped
  • 1 pinch Salt And Pepper, to taste
  • 1 teaspoon Dried Thyme
  • 6 cloves Garlic, Minced
  • 1/2 cups Carrot, Finely Chopped
  • 1 cup Fresh Bread Crumbs
  • 1/2 cups Half-and-half
  • 2 whole Eggs
  • 1- 1/2 pound Ground Beef
  • 12 ounces, weight Packaged Hot Sausage
  • 1- 3/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoons Freshly Ground Black Pepper
  • 1/2 cups Ketchup
  • 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Apple Cider Vinegar

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In large skillet heat butter until melted and foaming.
  • Add onions, mushrooms, celery and red bell pepper.
  • Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Cook for a few minutes, being careful to not brown.
  • Sprinkle thyme over onion mixture.
  • Add garlic.
  • Cook and stir until onions are tender and translucent.
  • Stir in chopped carrot and remove from heat.
  • Cool completely.
  • Meanwhile, soak the bread crumbs in the half-and-half.
  • Beat eggs.
  • In a large mixing bowl combine meats.
  • Once mixed, combine with the cooled vegetables, bread crumb mixture and eggs.
  • Add the 1-3/4 teaspoons of salt and 1/2 teaspoons of ground black pepper.
  • Using your hands, mix until well blended.
  • Put this mixture into your baking dish and shape into loaf(s).
  • For ketchup topping: combine ketchup, brown sugar and vinegar.
  • Spoon over top of meat loaf.
  • Bake on middle rack for one hour.
  • Let rest for ten minutes before slicing.