Cajun Meat Loaf

Ingredients

• 2 T Margarine or butter
• 2 med Carrots, finely chopped
• 1 lg Onion, finely chopped
• 1 lg Stalk celery,finely chopped
• 1 sm Green pepper,finely chopped
• 2 Garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 lb Ground meat for meat loaf (veal, pork, and beef)
• 2 lg Eggs
• 1 c Fresh bread crumbs
• 1/4 c Milk
• 1 T Worcestershire
• 2 t Salt
• 1 t Ground cumin
• 1/2 t Coarsely ground black pepper
• 1/2 t Dried thyme leaves
• 1/2 t Ground nutmeg
• 1/2 t Ground cayenne pepper
• 1/2 c Plus 2 T catsup
• Fresh herbs for garnish

Directions

In nonstick 12-inch skillet, melt margarine or butter over medium heat. Add carrots, onion, celery, and green pepper and cook until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and cook 1 minute longer. Set aside to cool slightly. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In large bowl, mix ground meat, eggs, bread crumbs, milk, worcestershire, salt, cumin, black pepper, thyme, nutmeg, cayenne,, 1/2 cup catsup, and cooked vegetable mixture just until well combined but not over mixed. In 13x9 baking pan, shape meat mixture into 10x5 inch loaf. Brush remaining 2 T catsup over top of loaf. Bake meat loaf 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let meat loaf stand 10 minutes before slicing. Garnish with herbs.

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: http://soar.Berkeley.EDU/recipes/
Submitted By: Teresa Johnson
techgoddess@worldnet.att.net
Cajun Meat Loaf