Beef Meatloaf

Short Version

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef or buffalo

• 1 medium onion, diced very-very small

• 1/2 bell pepper or 1 red or pablano diced very small

• 1 cup almond meal

• 1 egg, lightly beaten

• 1 teaspoon mustard powder

• 1 teaspoon sage

• 1 tablespoon parsley

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire

• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika (optional)

• 1 teaspoon soy sauce or tamari

• 1-2 tablespoons heavy cream

• 3/4 cup mozzarella

• 1 dash ground black pepper

• 2/3 cup marinara sauce (you can also use sugar free ketchup and or

  BBQ sauce and skip the cheese)

Instructions

1. Preheat an oven to 350F.

2. Thoroughly mix all ingredients except sauce and cheese in large

   bowl.

3. Put mixture into a non-stick loaf in pan. Apply sauce to the top and

   then cheese.

4. Bake for 1 hour.

5. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Long Version

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp unsalted butter

• 1 finely chopped medium onion

• 1 celery stalk, finely chopped

• 1 carrot, finely chopped (optional)

• 1/2 cup of finely chopped green onion, including the green onion

  greens

• 3 cloves garlic, minced (about 1 Tbsp)

• 1.5-2 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

• 2/3 cup marinara sauce

• 1 pounds of ground beef

• 1-2 links ground pork sausage uncased

• 1 cup almond meal

• 2 large eggs, beaten slightly

• 1/3 cup parsley leaves

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350° F, with a rack in the middle of the oven.

2. Melt the butter in a large skillet on medium heat. When the butter

   starts to foam, add the finely chopped onions, celery, carrot, green

   onions and garlic to the pan and cook for 5 minutes. Cover the pan

   and cook for another 5 minutes, until the carrots are tender,

   stirring every so often. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add the

   Worcestershire sauce. Cook for another minute and remove from heat

   to cool.

3. Once the vegetables have cooled to the touch, place them in a large

   bowl with the ground beef, Italian sausage, eggs, almond meal, and

   parsley. Mix evenly (with a KitchenAid mixer if possible).

4. Place the meatloaf mixture into a loaf pan and press to make compact

   in the pan. Or you can form a free-standing loaf onto a rimmed

   baking pan. Cover the meatloaf with marinara then and mozzarella.

5. Bake for 1 hour at 350°F, or until a meat thermometer inserted into

   the center of the meatloaf reads 155°F. Remove from oven and let sit

   for 10 minutes. Then use a metal spatula to gently lift the meatloaf

   out of the loaf pan to a serving plate.