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The Only Meatloaf That Matters

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Meatloaf on a an orange plate with a salad.
Photo by PEDEN + MUNK

Sorry to all the classic ketchup-slicked meat loaves of yore. There’s a new hot loaf in town. It’s still a bread-bound, rich loaf of meat, but we’re skipping the ketchup and onion and building flavor with Italian sausage as the base and grated garlic, Parmesan, and mozzarella as the flavoring agents. This loaf is allll about the interplay of crisp and tender. Cheese oozes out of every slice, and to take it OTT, we fry each slice in a skillet until crispy and browned. You can understand why the bright arugula-herb salad on the side is simply not optional.

This recipe was excerpted from ‘More is More' by Molly Baz. Buy the full book on Amazon.

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