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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Main Dishes => Topic started by: nonomix on May 09, 2012, 08:14:19 pm
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Meatloaf
Source : Jamie Oliver
Serves 6
Ingredients:
2 medium onions
Olive oil
Sea salt and black pepper
1 level tsp ground cumin
1 heaped tsp ground coriander
12 Cream crackers
2 tsp dried oregano
2 heaped tsp dijon mustard
500 g good quality minced beef
1 egg
2 cloves garlic
1/2 - a red chilli (optional)
1 tsp smoked paprika
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 x 400 g tin of chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 sprigs of fresh rosemary, leaves pickes out and chopped
12 slices of smoked bacon or pancetta
1 lemon
Preparation:
Meatloaf : put the cream crackers in the TM bowl and pulse 1 sec a few times until finely crumbed. Set aside.
Peel and quarter 1 onion and chop 3 sec / speed 5.
Add 15 g olive oil, the ground cumin and ground coriander, salt and pepper and sauté for 4 min / 100 C / speed 1.
Preheat the oven to 200 C.
Tip out onto the crumbed crackers and leave to cool for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, self clean the bowl with cold water and add the beef, oregano, mustard, and the cooled onions and crackers.
Add another pinch of salt and pepper and crack an egg on top. Mix 15 sec / speed 3/ :-: or until combined.
Oil a gratin dish about 20 cm and tip out the beef mixture. Bring it together to look like a rugby ball and rub it with a little oil. Wrap the beef with slices of bacon or pancetta (like swaddling a baby!) and bake for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the tomato sauce : without cleaning the bowl, add an onion peeled and quartered, the 2 cloves of garlic and the chilli if using. Chop 3 sec / speed 5.
Add 20 g of olive oil, the paprika and a pinch of salt and pepper. Sauté for 5 min / 100 C / speed 1.
Add the Worcestershire sauce, tomatoes and balsamic vinegar. Simmer for 15 min / 100 C / speed 1, measuring cup off and internal basket on top of the lid to reduce the sauce.
When the beef is cooked, take the dish out of the oven and pour the oil from the dish on a plate with the chopped rosemary leaves to sizzle them. Return to the dish and add the tomato sauce around the beef. Bake again for 10 to 15 minutes. Serve with a salad and wedges of lemon for squeezing over.
members' comments[/b
Katiej - My OH was very excited when he found out what we were having as he loves meatloaf. I didn't have any sao crackers so used some fresh breadcrumbs from the freezer instead. I put a small habanero chilli from the garden into the sauce and it gave it a nice kick.
My OH proclaimed it the best meatloaf he'd ever tasted and quickly placed the leftovers into the freezer for his lunch next week. Thanks for the recipe.
nomadic - Made this today for a party. I doubled the recipe and didn't reduce the sauce much before adding to the meat loaves. I then left it in the oven at 100oC for an hour or so. When it was time to serve it, the sauce was nicely reduced and the meat loaves were still warm. The other thing I changed was using matzos instead of cream crackers because I couldn't find them here. It was delicious! Thanks for the recipe.
Rogizoja - deeelicious. Next time will do it with a creamy peppercorn sauce.
Lisel - kids loved it, DH loved the fact it was wrapped in bacon! Used 150g of breadcrumb/almonds/besan flour instead of crackers and added a zucchini and handful of spinach, think I will add some mushrooms next time for more veg. Kids found the sauce a bit full on, probably too much balsamic (next time I'll clean the thermie before making the sauce so I can taste it, it is tricky trying to adjust recipes you can't taste). I will halve the balsamic and add some sugar next time.
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sounds nice nonomix, just incase some else is wondering what cream crackers are,i googled it :-)) same as SAO biscuits
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Thank you - sounds great. I have been looking for a good recipe as my DC are convinced meatloaf can only be 'disgusting' as when they get it fir lunch at school it is dried out and tasteless. Will try and report back.
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adding zucchini helps it from drying out 2, plus hiding more veg is a bonus ;)
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Yes in England they have Jacobs Cream Crackers, they are nicer than Saos but yes the same.
Another recipe to try. I make Nigellas mini meatloaves for lunchboxes.
H :)
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Well Bickie, this meatloaf is very moist and the tomato sauce that goes with it is just gorgeous. I usually have it with a salad and it balances it perfectly :D
Thanks Fundj for the translation of cream crackers, I forget that things might be called differently in other countries!
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I love a meatloaf with sauce. I always make one with a BBQ sauce poured over it several times whilst cooking. Might try this one next. Thanks niño mix
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We had this for dinner tonight. My OH was very excited when he found out what we were having as he loves meatloaf :)
I didn't have any sao crackers (they were on my shopping list this morning, but I somehow forgot to buy them when I was out shopping :-))). I used some fresh breadcrumbs from the freezer instead. I put a small habanero chilli from the garden into the sauce and it gave it a nice kick.
My OH proclaimed it the best meatloaf he'd ever tasted and quickly placed the leftovers into the freezer for his lunch next week.
Thanks for the recipe :)
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Thanks KatieJ, glad your OH loved it!
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Great review Katie and DP for his glowing comments.
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Made this today for a party. I doubled the recipe and didn't reduce the sauce much before adding to the meat loaves. I then left it in the oven at 100C for an hour or so. When it was time to serve it, the sauce was nicely reduced and the meat loaves were still warm. The other thing I changed was using matzos instead of cream crackers because I couldn't find them here. It was delicious! Thanks for the recipe.
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Did this over the weekend - deeelicious. Next time will do it with a creamy peppercorn sauce.
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This sounds like a goer, I've had a request from the GK's for meatloaf, so I shall make it and take it over to them.. Thanks.
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Thanks Nomadic and Rogizoja. I'll try put in a picture next time I make this!
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Made this last night, kids loved it, DH loved the fact it was wrapped in bacon! Used 150g of breadcrumb/almonds/besan flour instead of crackers and added a zucchini and handful of spinach, think I will add some mushrooms next time for more veg. Kids found the sauce a bit full on, probably too much balsamic (next time I'll clean the thermie before making the sauce so I can taste it, it is tricky trying to adjust recipes you can't taste).
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Thanks Lisel for your feedback. Yes, the balsamic can be powerful, I love the tanginess it adds to the sauce but if it's too much, try halfing the quantities next time? You can taste the sauce once it's cooked and add some sugar to counter the effect of the Balsamic perhaps?
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I will halve the balsamic, and add some sugar, thanks for that suggestion. It will definetly be going on the menu plan rotation and one day my kids will eat salad and I won't have to shove quite so many veggies into every dish!