Meat loaf with Chipotle Sweet Potato Mash and Steamed Broccoli

Meat Loaf

• 2 cups finely chopped onion
• 1 shallot
• 5 minced garlic
• 1 celery rib, chopped fine
• 1 carrot, chopped fine
• 8 ounces button mushrooms, chopped fine
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1/3 cup ketchup
• 2 pounds ground chuck
• 5 slices of bacon minced
• 1 cup fresh bread crumbs
• 2 large eggs, beaten lightly
• 1/3 cup minced fresh parsley leaves

Sauce

• ½ cup meat loaf drippings
• ½ cup chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoon flour
• salt and pepper to taste

Sweet Potatoes

• 3 pounds sweet potatoes(yam), peeled, cut into ½ cubes
• 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 2 chipotle peppers, chopped fine
• 1 tablespoon adobo sauce
• salt and pepper to taste

Broccoli

• 8 ounces fresh broccoli
• fresh sea salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F.


In a large heavy skillet cook onion, garlic, celery, carrot, and shallots in butter over moderate heat, stirring, 5 minutes. Cook vegetables, covered, stirring occasionally, until carrot it tender, about 5 minutes more. Stir in salt and pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and 1/3 cup of ketchup and cook, stirring, one minute.


In a large bowl combine well vegetables, meats, bread crumbs, eggs, and parsley. In a shallow baking pan form mixture into one 10-by 5-inch oval loaf .


Bake meat loaf in oven 1 hour, or until a meat thermometer inserted in center registers 155°F and reserve pan drippings.

Place reserved pan drippings, chicken stock, and butter into a sauce pan over moderate heat. Whisk in flour and bring to a boil for one minute,cook until sauce is nappe. Finish with salt and pepper to taste.

Meanwhile for sweet potatoes and broccoli

Place cubed sweet potatoes in a medium sized pot and cover with cold water over moderate heat. Bring to a boil and cook for 13 minutes until fork tender. Drain, place sweet potatoes into a food mill and process . Mix in butter, peppers, sauce, and salt and continue to combine.

Steam broccoli about 10 minutes or until desired tenderness is reached. Remove, season with sea salt and pepper.