Tomato-Glazed Meatloaves with Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes

Glaze:
- 4 teaspoons vegetable oil
- ¼ cup (65 grams) tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon table salt
- 2 slices sandwich bread
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 medium stalk celery, finely chopped
- 1 medium carrot, finely chopped
- Olive oil, for cooking
- 1 teaspoon table salt, plus more for vegetables
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 pounds (905 grams) ground beef
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) Worcestershire sauce
- ½ cup (120 ml) milk
- ¼ cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 2 large eggs
Instructions:
These little meatloaves masquerading as big meatballs fool nobody except maybe the meatloafphobic.
- Combine glaze ingredients in a small saucepan, and simmer, whisking constantly, for 2 minutes. Set aside.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Tear the bread into chunks and then blend it, in a food processor, into breadcrumbs. Place the breadcrumbs in a large bowl. Add the onion, garlic, celery, and carrot to the food processor, and pulse it until they are finely chopped.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Once the skillet is hot, coat the bottom with olive oil, and heat the oil for a minute; add the finely chopped vegetables. Season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring frequently, until they begin to brown, about 10 to 15 minutes.
- Add the vegetables to the large bowl with breadcrumbs, then add the remaining ingredients. Stir the ingredients together with a fork. With wet hands, form the mixture into twelve 3-inch meatballs; each will weigh about 4 ounces.
- Space meatballs so that they are not touching, in a baking dish. Drizzle or brush each meatball with a teaspoon or so of the tomato glaze you made earlier, and bake until cooked through, about 20 minutes.
- Serve with additional glaze on a bed of brown butter mashed potatoes.