Meat Loaf With Sauteed Mushrooms

Recipe Ingredients

5 tablespoons	75ml	Olive oil
3 tablespoons	45ml	Onions - coarsely chopped (large)
1 tablespoon	15ml	Sugar
2 teaspoons	10ml	Dried oregano
2		Garlic cloves - minced
1/4 cup	59ml	Apple cider vinegar
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Lean ground beef
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Ground pork
1		Crushed tomatoes with added puree - (14 1/2 oz)
2		Eggs (large)
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Crushed saltine cracker crumbs
1/2 cup	55g / 1.9oz	Chopped celery leaves
1/4 cup	59ml	Dry white wine
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Salt
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Freshly-ground black pepper
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Mushrooms - sliced
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Oil 13- by 9- by 2-inch roasting pan.

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and sugar; saute until onions are deep golden brown, about 15 minutes. Stir in oregano and garlic. Add vinegar; cook until evaporated, about 2 minutes. Transfer to large bowl and cool.

Add ground beef, pork, 1 cup crushed tomatoes and next 6 ingredients to onions. Mix with fork until just blended. Form meat mixture into 10- by 5-inch loaf shape in prepared pan. Bake 45 minutes.

Spread remaining crushed tomatoes over meat loaf. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil. Bake until thermometer inserted into center registers 155 degrees, about 1 hour. Cool 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; saute until tender, about 12 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Cut meat loaf into thick slices. Spoon mushrooms and pan juices over.

This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, September 1999

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