Meat Loaf with Sauteed Mushrooms

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup apple cider vinegar 
• 14.5 ounce canned tomatoes with added puree crushed canned
• 0.5 cup celery leaves chopped
• 1 cup saltine cracker crumbs crushed
• 0.3 cup cooking wine dry white
• 2 large eggs 
• 2  garlic cloves minced
• 0.8 teaspoon ground pepper black
• 1 pound ground pork 
• 1 pound ground beef lean
• 1 pound mushrooms sliced
• 5 tablespoons olive oil 
• 3 large onions coarsely chopped
• 2 teaspoons oregano dried
• 1.5 teaspoons salt 
• 1 tablespoon sugar 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• roasting pan
• kitchen thermometer

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Oil 13x9x2-inch roasting pan.
2. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
3. Add onions and sugar; sauté until onions are deep golden brown, about 15 minutes. Stir in oregano and garlic.
4. Add vinegar; cook until evaporated, about 2 minutes.
5. Transfer to large bowl and cool.
6. Add ground beef, pork, 1 cup crushed tomatoes and next 6 ingredients to onions.
7. Mix with fork until just blended. Form meat mixture into 10-by-5-inch loaf shape in prepared pan.
8. Bake 45 minutes.
9. Spread remaining crushed tomatoes over meat loaf.
10. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil.
11. Bake until thermometer inserted into center registers 155°F, about 1 hour. Cool 15 minutes.
12. Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
13. Add mushrooms; sauté until tender, about 12 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
14. Cut meat loaf into thick slices. Spoon mushrooms and pan juices over.