Hackbraten German Meatloaf

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A traditional recipe, it is simple and homey. This recipe serves 3-4 but can easily be doubled.

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 375f.

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Grease or spray baking dish that will hold your loaf with room around the edges for veggies.

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In large bowl , gently mix ground meat and breadcrumbs until combined.

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Peel and dice on 1 onion , heat 1 tbsp of butter in hot skillet , add diced onion and parsley , saut until onion is golden brown.

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Beat eggs in large shallow container.

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Add salt , pepper , rosemary and nutmeg to egg and mix.

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Pour onion / parsley mixture and egg mixture over ground meat , knead together until uniformly mixed.

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Mold meat mixture into loaf.

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Roll in flour until coated on all sides.

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Lay bacon slices in the middle of small casserole dish , set floured loaf on top of bacon.

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Peel and slice carrot and second onion , pour broth into casserole dish.

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Scatter sliced carrot and onion around meatloaf.

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Heat 4 tbsp butter in warm skillet.

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Pour hot butter over meatloaf and place dish in preheated oven.

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Bake 1 hour (or until cooked through , basting often with 5-10 minutes cook time remainin.

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Ingredients

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ground beef, fine dry breadcrumb, butter, onions, fresh parsley, eggs, salt, black pepper, rosemary, nutmeg, flour, bacon, carrot, beef broth, sour cream