American Meatloaf
CookUK presents the very best American Meatloaf Recipe. Pork, beef and lots of herbs for flavouring topped off with a sweet topping.
Delicious for lunch, dinner, cold hot or cold and superb for a hearty breakfast.
250g / 9oz minced beef
200g / 7oz minced pork
250g / 9oz pork sausages (see Cook's Notes above)
1 medium carrot
2 sticks of celery
1 medium onion
2 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons of sunflower or other oil
Four or five drops of Tabasco Sauce
1 teaspoon dried thyme (2 teaspoons if fresh)
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
Pinch of chili flakes (or more to taste)
6 tablespoons of tomato ketchup
85g / 3oz breadcrumbs (see Advice section below)
2 medium eggs
2 tablespoons of dark Muscavado sugar
Salt and pepper to taste (we used ¼ teaspoon of each)
PREPARATION TIME: 25 minutesFinely chop the onions and garlic.
Chop celery into small bits.
Grate the carrots.
Cut the ends of the sausages open with scissors and squeeze out the sausage meat. Discard the sausage skins.
Line the loaf tin with greaseproof paper.
Start pre-heating the oven to Fan 180°C / 200°C / 400°F / Gas Mark 6.
The sausages used in this recipe should be good quality ones with plenty of flavour - we used Cumberland sausages.
When the meatloaf is cooked, let it cool for a bit and then use the edges of the greaseproof paper to pull it from the loaf tin. Cut the paper from the sides of the meatloaf leaving the paper on the base.
Add the oil to a frying pan on a medium to low heat and mix in the carrots, onions and celery. Let the vegetables fry gently for 15 minutes, stirring every few minutes, until they are softened.
Add the thyme, Tabasco Sauce and chili flakes and stir in for two minutes. Place the cooked vegetables in a large bowl and let them cool for five minutes.
Vegetables Frying for American Meatloaf
Add all the remaining ingredients to the bowl except the sugar and 4 tablespoons of the tomato ketchup. Mix all the ingredients in the bowl very well with your hands.
STEP 3Add the mixture to the lined loaf tin firming it down well and into the corners of the tin. Now mix the sugar and remaining tomato ketchup together with a fork and spread it over the uncooked meatloaf.
American meatloaf ready to cook
Place the meatloaf in the pre-heated (Fan 180°C / 200°C / 400°F / Gas Mark 6) oven for 45 minutes.
When cooked remove from the oven. It is important to then let the meatloaf cool for 15 minutes. If you try to carve slices immediately it is taken from the oven it may start to fall apart. Remove the meatloaf from the loaf tin and trim away the greaseproof paper (see Advice section above). Serve your meatloaf warm or cold.
Cooked and served American meatloaf