Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the humble meatloaf.









Serve this up with some creamy mashed potatoes and gravy and a green veg and you have, what many people feel, is the top of the food chain when it comes to comfort.



You will find many recipes for meatloaf. This is mine.
2lb ground chuck


1lb ground pork

1/2lb chicken liver

1lb bacon

1 medium onion, diced

1 small green pepper,diced

3 cloves garlic, minced

2-3 cups plain bread crumbs

1 Tbsp dry mustard

1 tsp black pepper

1 Tbsp fish sauce or anchovy paste (for god's sake give it a try it won't kill you)

2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

2Tbsp brown sugar

1/2 cup tomato ketchup

4 bay leaves





Soak chicken livers in some salted ice water for 15 minutes then drain and chop fine.

In a large mixing bowl mix mustard, vinegar, fish sauce, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar and black pepper. Saute onions,peppers and garlic till just soft, add to large bowl along with Ground chuck, ground pork and chicken livers and 2 cups bread crumbs.
Now roll up your sleeves and mix with your hands till combined. Add more bread crumbs if mixture feels loose. Take out an egg size piece and shape it into a small patty. Cook this in a pan as you would a burger till medium/well. Taste. More salt? Pepper? Fish sauce!?.


Place in roasting pan and shape into a nice loaf. Spread ketchup over top and cover with strips of bacon. Tuck in bay leaves under bacon



Place in oven at 350f for about 1 and 1/2 hours or till internal temp reaches 150f. Let rest for 15 minutes before serving.