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BACON WRAPPED MEAT LOAF WITH BROWN SUGAR-KETCHUP GLAZE **our NEW favorite meat loaf**
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Brown Sugar-Ketchup Glaze
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1/2 cup ketchup or chili sauce (or a combination of the two)
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4 tbsp.brown sugar
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4 teaspoons cider or white vinegar
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* mix all ingredients together & set aside in a saucepan
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Meat Loaf
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2 teaspoons oil
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1 medium onion, chopped in medium to small chunks
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2 garlic cloves, minced (or pressed through a garlic press)
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2 large eggs
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1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
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2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
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2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
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1/4 teaspoon hot red pepper sauce
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1/2 plain yogurt (or 1/2 cup whole milk - I prefer buttermilk)
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2 pounds ground beef (or meat loaf mix) **I use 2 parts beef/1 part sausage**
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2/3 cup crushed saltine crackers OR 1 1/3 cups bread crumbs
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1/3 cup fresh parsley leaves, minced
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8 to 12 strips of bacon (can use the "non-bacon")
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Potato chips
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For potato chips, slice enough potatoes about 1/4 inch thick to cover the bottom of your baking dish.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Heat oil in skillet. Sauté onion until soft (about 5 min.). Add garlic & sauté one minute more. Set aside to cool while mixing meat loaf mixture.
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In a large bowl mix together eggs, thyme, salt, pepper, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, pepper sauce, yogurt (or milk if you're using that instead).
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Add the rest of ingredients, (except bacon) including onion & garlic, and mix until well blended.
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(You can add a little yogurt or bread crumbs, 1 tbsp.at a time, to adjust the consistency, if it's too dry or too wet)
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Pat the meatloaf mixture into the shape of a loaf (a 9 X 5 inch shape) & put on your rack.
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Brush with half the glaze (the rest you can use as extra sauce when serving - it's best when you simmer it until it reduces a bit).
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Wrap meatloaf with bacon ( I use a good pepper bacon) by slightly overlapping each piece (lay them widthwise over the meatloaf) & tuck the ends under the meatloaf.
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Put rack with meatloaf over the potato-lined baking dish.
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Bake until bacon is crisp & loaf is 160 degrees - about 1 hour. Cool at least 20 minutes (so it stays together when cut).
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Drain potato chips on paper towel & serve with meatloaf and glaze.