Czech Sekaná — Beef and Pork Meatloaf

Preheat the oven to 340 °F (180°C).

Add about 1/2 inch of water to a baking dish.

Finely chop onions. Peel and mince garlic.

• onions: 2 medium
• garlic: 4 cloves

Put white bread, diced, into a small bowl. Pour over milk and let soak for 5 minutes .

• white bread: 1.5 cups
• milk: 0.75 cup

Add ground pork and ground beef to a large mixing bowl.

• ground pork: 0.5 lb
• ground beef: 0.5 lb

Add the chopped onions, minced garlic, soaked bread, egg, caraway seeds, crushed, dried marjoram, ground black pepper, and salt.

• egg: 1
• caraway seeds: 0.5 tsp
• dried marjoram: 0.5 tbsp
• ground black pepper: 0.5 tsp
• salt: 2 tsp

Mix thoroughly until the mixture is smooth, about 2-3 minutes .

If the mixture is too loose, mix in breadcrumbs a little at a time until it holds its shape.

• breadcrumbs

Form the mixture into a loaf and place it in the prepared baking dish. Smooth the surface.

Bake uncovered for 1 hour . During baking, baste the loaf with the drippings from the bottom of the dish at least twice.

Remove from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes .