Peach-Glazed Pork Loaf
Bring the family together with this flavorful pork loaf. Round out the meal with mashed potatoes, steamed mixed vegetables and crusty bread. Don't forget leftovers make tasty hot open-faced meatloaf sandwiches the next day.
Recipe Ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds ground ham
8 ounces ground pork
2 large eggs
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup fine dry bread crumbs
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon minced garlic (2 cloves)
3/4 dried thyme, or marjoram
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup peach preserves
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
Cooking Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a shallow baking pan; set aside.
- Use a fork to beat together eggs and milk in a large bowl. Stir in bread crumbs. Add ground ham, ground pork, onion, garlic, thyme or marjoram, 1/2 teaspoon mustard, and pepper to milk mixture. Stir until well mixed, using your hands to mix as necessary. Shape meat mixture into an 8x4-inch loaf; place in prepared baking pan.
- Bake for 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, cut up any large pieces of the peach preserves. Stir together peach preserves and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard in a small saucepan. Heat and stir until preserves are melted. Spoon preserve mixture over meat loaf.
- Bake until internal temperature is 160°F (71.1°C), about 10 minutes more. Let stand for 10 minutes. Carefully slice and serve.
Makes 8 servings.
Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/8 of recipe): Calories: 282 calories; Protein: 26 grams; Fat: 10 grams; Sodium: 1052 milligrams; Cholesterol: 98 milligrams; Saturated Fat: 3 grams; Carbohydrates: 20 grams; Fiber: 1 grams.
Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Pork, Be Inspired®.