Meat Loaf Stroganoff

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 cup mushrooms, stems closely trimmed, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup sherry or dry red wine
• 2 large eggs
• 2 pounds ground sirloin
• 2 cups fine dry bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup finely chopped parsley
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Instructions

1. Sauté the onion and mushrooms briefly in butter until the mushrooms release their liquid.
2. Add sherry or wine and continue cooking a few minutes more, until the mushrooms reabsorb the liquid. Cool.
3. Beat the eggs in a mixing bowl. Add the beef, bread crumbs, parsley, sour cream and nutmeg; mix well. Add the onion-mushroom mixture and blend.
4. Place the mixture in an oiled or buttered 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.
5. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour or until firm and browned.