SANTE FE MEAT LOAF

YIELD: 6 SERVINGS

Caymus Zinfandel '84
makes this meat loaf even better.

1 pound meat loaf melt ( 1/4 pound ground veal, 1/4 pound                  ground pork, 1/2 pound ground beef)
1        11-ounce can Mandarin orange segments, drained
1        egg
1        slice homemade style bread, soaked in 1/4 cup half-and-half
1/2 to 3/4  cups pinons (pine nuts)
1/2     teaspoon salt
1         teaspoon chili powder
1         teaspoon chopped jalapeno pepper
1/4     teaspoon garlic salt
1/4     cup green chile jelly

SAUCE

2        tablespoons butter
1/2     cup chopped onion
1/4     cup chopped celery
1  tablespoon flour
1        10 1/2-ounce can condensed beef bouillon
1/4     cup sherry
2   tablespoons green chide jelly

Preheat oven to 350
°F. Combine all meatloaf ingredients. excluding jelly. Blend well and press into a 9-by-5-by 4 inch loaf pan. Melt 1/4 cup Jelly (easiest to microwave for I minute in a glass cup) and pour over loaf to glaze. Bake for I hour.

Prepare sauce: Heat butter in heavy skillet and saute onion and celery until limp. Stir in flour and slowly add bouillon, sherry, and 2 tablespoons jelly. Simmer until mixture thickens. about 8 minutes. Serve on side of meat loaf. 




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