Hearty Country Meatloaf with Sour Cream Gravy

Ingredients

• 3 slices bacon 
• 1 cup beef stock 
• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 0.5 teaspoon marjoram dried
• 2  eggs lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons flour 
• 8 servings parsley fresh chopped (to garnish)
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 lb ground beef 
• 1 lb ground pork 
• 2 tablespoons catsup 
• 1 cup milk 
• 0.8 cup mushrooms chopped
• 1 small onion finely chopped
• 0.3 cup bacon 
• 8 servings salt and pepper 
• 1 cup cream sour
• 0.5 teaspoon thyme leaves 
• 3 slices sandwich bread white
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce 

Equipment

• frying pan
• sauce pan
• oven
• mixing bowl
• broiler pan

Directions

1. Tear the bread into small pieces and soak in a large mixing bowl with the milk while you prepare the rest of the loaf.Melt the butter in a small skillet and saute the mushrooms, onion and garlic until soft, about 3 minutes.
2. Let cool.
3. Mix the vegetables and meat into the bread mixture with your hands.
4. Add the eggs, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, marjoram, thyme, salt and pepper; mix by hand in a circular motion.Form into a free-form 9" x 5" loaf.Drape with the bacon and place on a greased rack in a broiler pan.
5. Bake in a preheated 375 degree F oven for about 1 hour and 15 to 30 minutes, or until browned and meat is cooked through.Lift off the rack and keep warm while making the gravy.
6. Pour 1/4 cup of the pan drippings into a small saucepan.Stir flour into the drippings until smooth.Cook, stirring, over medium heat 3 minutes.Gradually stir in the stock and bring to a boil.Reduce the heat and cook until thickened.Stir in the sour cream; heat through but do not boil.Season with salt and pepper.
7. Transfer to a heated sauce boat and sprinkle with parsley.