Meat loaf

Name: Meat loaf
Yield: Feeds eight
Ingredients: ½ red pepper (capsicum), finely diced; 250 g (9 oz) chicken mince; 1 kg (2 lb) veal and pork mince; 1 kg (2 lb) veal and pork mince; 5 slices bread, soaked in milk and squeezed dry; 5 slices bread, soaked in milk and squeezed dry; 1 onion, finely diced; ½ red pepper (capsicum), finely diced; pinch of cayenne pepper; 1 tbsp dried breadcrumbs; 1 tbsp chopped parsley; 3 eggs, beaten; 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 60 ml (2 fl oz) tomato sauce or ketchup; 60 ml (2 fl oz) tomato sauce or ketchup; ½ tsp ground nutmeg

Preparation info

Feeds
eight

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Old Food

By Jill Dupleix

Published 1998

About

The sort of people who love this the most are those who grew up with not enough, and now have too much. It’s as if they are punishing themselves for their success. Serve this lighter version of the humble meat loaf with mashed potato and home-made tomato sauce for the complete experience.

Ingredients

1 kg (2 lb) veal and pork mince
250 g (9

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Method

Heat oven to 190°C (375°F). Chuck everything into a huge bowl. Mix well with your hands until well mixed and a little gluey. Oil a large oblong 1 litre (1 ¾ at pint) loaf tin or terrine, fill with mixture and cover with foil. Place on a tray and bake for 1 hour, to get the juices going.

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