Filomena rodriguez market st. meatloaf

3 tb Unsalted butter
    3/4 c  Onions - chopped
    3/4 c  Scallions - chopped
    1/2 c  Carrots - chopped fine
    1/4 c  Celery - chopped fine
    1/4 c  Red bell pepper - minced
    1/4 c  Green bell pepper - minced
      2 ts garlic - minced
      1 ts Black pepper
    1/2 ts White pepper
    1/4 ts Cayenne pepper
      1 ts Cumin
    1/2 ts Nutmeg - grated
      3    Eggs - well beaten
     12 oz Sausage meat
    1/2 c  Half-and-half dairy cream
      2 lb Ground beef - lean
    1/2 c  ketchup
    3/4 c  Breadcrumbs - toasted
           Salt to taste
 
  Contributed to the echo by: Fred Towner Originally from: Filomena Rodrequez
  ~ Third Place in the Calgary Sun's Great Meatloaf Recipe Search - Calgary
  Sun, Monday, June 4, 1990 Filomena Rodriguez Market Street Meatloaf - 3rd
  Saute the onion, scallions, carrots, celery, bell peppers and garlic in
  butter until tender. Cool. Combine the salt, white and black pepper,
  cayyene pepper, cumin, nutmeg, egg and beat well. Add ketchup and
  half-and-half and blend thoroughly. Add ground beef, sausage and
  breadcrumbs to egg mixture, then mix in the vegetables. Place the meatloaf
  in a baking dish and place the dish inside a large pan. Pour boiling water
  into large pan until halfway up the sides of the baking dish. Bake at 375F
  for 45 to 50 minutes. Remove baking dish from water bath and let the
  meatloaf rest for 30 minutes before slicing and serving.
  
  This contains 8-10 portions.