Lisa Atwood, Rebecca Courchesne, Rick Field

Meat Loaf with Homemade Ketchup

Name: Meat Loaf with Homemade Ketchup
Yield: Serves 8–10
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped; ½ cup (4 fl oz/125 ml) milk; 1 cup (3 oz/90 g) old-fashioned rolled oats; 2 tsp salt; 1 tsp freshly ground pepper; 1½ lb (750 g) ground (minced) beef round or sirloin; 1½ lb (750 g) ground (minced) pork; 1 cup (8 fl oz/250 ml) Classic Ketchup, plus more for serving; 1 egg, beaten; 1½ lb (750 g) ground (minced) beef round or sirloin

Preparation info

Serves
8–10

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Art of Preserving

By Lisa Atwood , Rebecca Courchesne and Rick Field

Published 2012

About

Bread crumbs are often used in meat loaves to bind ground meat and seasonings into a firm loaf. Here, rolled oats are soaked in milk and then mixed with the meat to produce a loaf with a nutty flavor and creamy texture. Bright and acidic, ketchup is the perfect condiment.

Ingredients

1 Tbsp olive oil
1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
2 tsp

Main course

Method

In a small frying pan over medium-high heat, warm the olive oil. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until soft, about 3 minutes. Stir in 1 tsp of the salt and the pepper. Let cool.

Pour the milk into a small saucepan over medium heat and heat until small bubbles appear along the edge of the pa