Recipe - Cajun Meat Loaf 2

2 tablespoon Margarine or butter
2 md Carrots, finely chopped
1 lg Onion, finely chopped
1 lg Stalk celery,finely chopped
1 small Green pepper,finely chopped
2 Garlic cloves, crushed
2 pound Ground meat for meat loaf
(veal, pork, and beef)
2 lg Eggs
1 cup Fresh bread crumbs
One fourth cup Milk
1 tablespoon Worcestershire
2 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Ground cumin
One half teaspoon Coarsely ground black pepper
One half teaspoon Dried thyme leaves
One half teaspoon Ground nutmeg
One half teaspoon Ground cayenne pepper
One half cup Plus 2 T catsup
Fresh herbs for garnish

In nonstick 12inch 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,, One half cup catsup, and
cooked vegetable mixture just intil 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.
Posted to MMRecipes Digest V3 #285

Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 20:09:05 0500

From: jessann doe jessann@texas.net