Ingredients
Spice Mixture
1 bay leaf
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper, freshly ground
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, optional
Vegetable Mixture
4 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup onion, diced
1/2 cup celery
1/2 cup green pepper, diced
1 green onion, sliced thinly
2 teaspoons garlic, minced
1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce, optional
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Ingredients
.5 cup evaporated milk
.5 cup ketchup
2 lbs ground chuck
1 lb ground pork
2 eggs, large
1 cup bread crumbs, dried
Topping
2–3 onions, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch rings
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup Gruyère cheese. shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Combine spices, set aside.
- Sauté the vegetables with the spices until they are soft.
- Stir in the milk and ketchup, and allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.
- Combine the vegetable mixture with the meat, eggs, and bread crumbs in a large bowl.
- Form into two loaves on a broiler pan, and press an indentation down the center of each loaf. The cheese will pool in the indentation. Cook uncovered for 25 minutes, then another 35 minutes at 400°.
- While the loaves are in the oven, melt the butter in a cast-iron skillet. Then carmelize the onion rounds until golden brown. Top the loaves with Gruyere cheese and onion rounds for the last 5 minutes of cook time, until the cheese is bubbly and beginning to brown.
Notes
This is a fantastic make-ahead recipe. Wrap a loaf in foil and freeze it for three months.
- Prep Time: 25
- Cook Time: 1 hour