Gourmet Meat Loaf (Wellington)
["1 lb. lean ground beef", "1/2 lb. lean ground veal", "1/2 lb. lean ground pork", "1 c. onion, finely chopped", "1 tsp. minced garlic", "2 Tbsp. peanut or vegetable oil", "1/2 c. fine dry bread crumbs", "1/4 c. fresh parsley, chopped", "1/4 c. bourbon or cognac", "1 egg, lightly beaten", "1 1/2 tsp. salt", "1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper", "1/4 tsp. ground allspice", "1/2 tsp. thyme", "4 bacon slices", "1 sheet puff pastry"]
["Bring ground beef, veal and pork to room temperature and combine.", "Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.", "Grease loaf pan.", "Saute onion and garlic in oil until onion is translucent.", "Set aside.", "Add bread crumbs to meat, then add onion-garlic mixture, parsley, cognac, egg, salt, pepper, allspice, and thyme.", "Blend well with each addition.", "Press mixture into prepared loaf pan and top with bacon.", "Bake 1 hour.", "Remove from oven; let stand 20 to 30 minutes; drain pan.", "Raise oven heat to 425\u00b0.", "Wrap loaf in pastry; brush lightly with water and cut 1-inch slits every 2 inches across the top.", "Bake 20 to 25 minutes longer.", "Remove from oven; let stand for 10 minutes.", "Serves 8."]
["lean ground beef", "lean ground veal", "lean ground pork", "onion", "garlic", "peanut", "bread crumbs", "fresh parsley", "bourbon", "egg", "salt", "freshly ground pepper", "ground allspice", "thyme", "bacon", "pastry"]