Czech Sekaná Meatloaf

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 °F

Step 2: Pour about ½ inch layer of water into the baking tray.

Step 3: Water and the fat make great dripping, poured over the sekaná while baking.

Step 4: Add cubed white bread in a shallow bowl and pour over the milk.

Step 5: Let the bread cubes soak up all the milk, it takes about 5 minutes.

Step 6: Place ground meat, both beef and pork, in a large mixing bowl.

Step 7: Add chopped onion, mashed garlic, whole egg, soaked bread and mustard.

Step 8: Add crushed caraway seeds, dried marjoram, paprika and ground pepper. Add salt.

Step 9: Mix everything

Step 10: If you find the meatloaf mix too thin, add some more bread crumbs.

Step 11: Shape a loaf in a baking tray

Step 12: Smooth the meatloaf surface.

Step 13: Bake the meatloaf for 1 hour

Step 14: Baste with the drippings in the bottom of the tray over the meatloaf at least twice.

Step 15: Take it out of the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes before serving.