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      Title: Cajun Meat Loaf
 Categories: Beef, Main dish, Jaw
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
      2 tb Butter
      2 md Carrots; finely chopped
      1 lg Onion; finely chopped
      1 lg Celery rib; finely chopped
      1 sm Green pepper; finely chopped
      2 cl Garlic; crushed
      2 lb Ground meat (veal, pork, &
           -beef)
      2 lg Eggs
      1 c  Fresh bread crumbs
    1/4 c  Milk
      1 tb Worcestershire
      2 ts Salt
      1 ts Ground cumin
    1/2 ts Black pepper; coarsely ground
    1/2 ts Dried thyme
    1/2 ts Ground nutmeg
    1/2 ts Ground cayenne pepper
    1/2 c  Catsup; +2 tb
           Fresh herbs; for garnish
 
  In nonstick 12" skillet, melt 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 F. In large bowl, mix ground meat, eggs, bread crumbs,
  milk, worcestershire, salt, cumin, black pepper, thyme, nutmeg,
  cayenne, 1/2 cup catsup, and cooked vegetable mixture just until
  well combined but not over mixed. In 13x9" baking pan, shape meat
  mixture into 10x5" loaf. Brush remaining 2 tb catsup over top of
  loaf. Bake meat loaf 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let meat loaf stand
  10 minutes before slicing. Garnish with herbs.
 
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