Ingredients
Meatloaf:
2 lbs. 80/20 Hamburger
1 large Yellow Onion
4 Tbsp. Butter
½ tsp. Pepper
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Thyme
2 Bay Leaves
1 stalk Celery
1 cup finely chopped Cabbage
1 large Carrot
3 cloves Garlic
1 Tbsp. Sugar
½ bottle Guinness Beer
2 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
2 cups Bread crumbs
½ cup Milk
2 Eggs
½ cup Parsley
Gravy:
¼ cup mince Onion
2 Tbsp. Flour
2 cup Beef Stock
1 tsp. Salt
½ tsp. Pepper
½ tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
Drippings from Meatloaf
❃❃Serves 6-8❃❃
Preparation
Preheat oven for 400 and spray a broiling pan with non-stick cooking spray. Chop onions for gravy and meatloaf, chop celery, carrot, garlic, parsley, Thyme and cabbage. Run bread slices through food processor if using fresh breadcrumbs and soak in the ½ cup milk.
Meatloaf
In a skillet, over medium high heat, add butter, onion, celery, carrot, garlic, salt, pepper, sugar, thyme, bay leaves and cabbage. Cook until the vegetables begin to soften. Add beer and Worcestershire sauce and cook for 1 – 2 minutes. Remove bay leaves and allow to cool.
In a bowl combine hamburger, cooled vegetables, eggs, parsley and soaked breadcrumbs. Mix until just combined, transfer to broiling pan and form a loaf. Bake for 1 hour.
Once cooked remove from oven and transfer the top tray of the broiler pan with meatloaf on it to a cookie sheet and cover with foil.
Gravy
Remove 2 – 3 Tbsp. of fat from the bottom part of the broiler sheet into a saucepan. Add onion and cook until they soften. Whisk in 2 Tbsp. flour and allow to cook for a couple minutes. Add salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, drippings and beef stock whisking the entire time to avoid lumps. Set to low to keep gravy warm and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Assemble
Slice meatloaf into desired number of pieces, serve and top with gravy.