Blue Plate Meat Loaf With Mushroom Pan Gravy

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
• 3/4 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce plus 3 tablespoon tomato sauce
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 2/3 lb ground beef round (85% lean)
• 2/3 lb ground lamb
• 2/3 lb ground veal
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• melted butter, as needed
• 10 ounces button mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups beef stock, preferably homemade
• fresh thyme sprig (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375°f lightly oil a 9-by-13 inch flameproof baking pan. in a large bowl, combine the onion, oats, the 1/2 cup tomato sauce, the eggs, worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoons pepper. stir to mix thoroughly. add the ground meats and mix well with clean hands. rinse an 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-inch loaf pan with water and pack the meat mixture into the wet pan. unmold the meat mixture into the prepared baking pan.
• 2 bake for 1 hour. spread the 3 tablespoons tomato sauce over the top of the meat loaf and continue baking until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of the loaf registers 165f, about 10 minutes longer.
• 3 meanwhile, melt the 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. add the mushrooms and cook, uncovered, stirring from time to time, until lightly browned, about 8 minutes, set aside.
• 4 using a large spatula, transfer the meat loaf to a platter and cover loosely with aluminum foil. spoon off the clear yellow fat from the baking pan and measure it. add melted butter as needed to make 2 tablespoons. return the 2 tablespoons fat to the meat juice in the baking pan and place on the stove top over medium-low heat. whisk in the flour until smooth to make a roux. let bubble for 1 minute. whisk in the stock, then scrape up the browned bits from the pan bottom. bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, whisking often. reduce the heat to medium-low add the reserved mushrooms, and simmer until lightly thickened, about 5 minutes season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 5 slice the meat loaf and serve hot, garnished with thyme and drizzled with gravy.