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Belgian Meatloaf
I made this from a zaar member last night last night and it delicious!! I also made the cheese and potato cakes from the same member and I will post this tomorrow. It is such a wonderful easy recipe to do it turns out moist and light, I served it with gravy as my men love their gravy. It was a perfect meal as My teenage son had just played his first football match with his team and they won 8-2, so a perfect meal for a champ. He loved both of the recipes and had seconds. We have a rating system out of 5 stars and this got a 5 all round. If you would like to see more photos or other reviews please click here.

Ingredients

1 Teaspoon unsalted butter, melted
1 Cup breadcrumbs
3/4 Cup whole milk (didn’t bother with this just added few tablespoon to breadcrumbs before adding to the meat.)
3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
1 Large onion, finely chopped
5 Ounces white mushrooms, sliced
1 Garlic clove, finely chopped (I added 3)
2lbs Lean ground beef (I cut this back for 3 but made enough for left overs.)
1 Large egg (used 2 smaller ones.)
3 Tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
1 Teaspoon fresh sage, finely chopped
1 Teaspoon fresh oregano, finely chopped
1 Teaspoon fresh thyme, finely chopped
1 Teaspoon salt
1 Teaspoon pepper
1 Pinch nutmeg
1 Tablespoon port wine (wonderful addition.)
1 Tablespoon cognac (wonderful addition.)
1 Sprig rosemary

Method

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F, & brush a meatloaf pan with 1 teaspoon melted butter. (I did 200 degrees Celsius for 40 Min’s as mine was smaller.)

2. Soak bread crumbs in 3/4 cup milk.

3. In medium skillet, melt the 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter, Then add onion & saute 2 minutes.

4. Add mushrooms & saute 5 minutes.

5. Add garlic & saute 1 minute.

6. In a mixing bowl, add ground beet & egg, then squeeze bread crumbs dry & add to bowl.

7. Add onion mixture, parsley, sage, oregano, thyme, salt, pepper, nutmeg, sort & cognac, & mix well.

8. Place meat mixture in prepared pan, & top with rosemary, then bake 30 minutes.

9. Reduce heat to 400 degrees F & bake another 15 minutes.

10. Remove from oven & let rest 10 minutes before serving.

I serve mine with cheese and potato pancakes which I will be posting tomorrow.

All photos taken by me unless otherwise stated.