Meatloaf
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Meatloaf is a hearty, impressive, and versatile dish that looks great both on a festive table and as a main course for a family dinner. Tender ground meat combined with aromatic spices creates a juicy base, while the filling of cheese, ham, bacon, and walnuts makes the loaf especially rich and flavorful. It holds its shape well, slices beautifully, and can be served hot or chilled—as a snack. Simple to prepare, yet impressive in result. Serve hot.
Instructions
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Step 1
Use a mixture of beef and pork mince. The proportions depend on your preferences. If you want a juicier dish, add more pork; for a less caloric and more pronounced flavor, focus on beef. You can also add chicken or turkey mince. Warm the cream in the microwave until lukewarm. Instead of cream, you can use milk. Use spices and herbs as desired.
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Step 2
Add egg, breadcrumbs, salt, spices, and mustard to the ground meat. Pour in warm cream and mix well.
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Step 3
For the filling, peel the onion and garlic. Chop the onion and mince the garlic.
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Step 4
Toast the walnuts in a dry skillet and chop them with a knife.
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Step 5
Heat a skillet, add vegetable oil. Add onion and garlic, sauté until soft and translucent. Remove from heat, add prepared walnuts, a pinch of salt and black pepper. Mix the filling.
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Step 6
Wrap the board with plastic wrap and place the prepared minced meat on it. Spread it out to form a rectangular sheet. The layer thickness should be 1-1.5 cm.
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Step 7
Place cheese slices in the center of the meat patty.
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Step 8
Spread a layer of walnuts with onions and garlic over the cheese.
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Step 9
As the final layer of the filling, arrange slices of ham.
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Step 10
Using plastic wrap, roll the meat mince with the filling into a tight roll.
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Step 11
Secure the ends of the film and shape the roll. Place the semi-finished product in the refrigerator for stabilization for about 15-20 minutes.
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Step 12
Meanwhile, on a cutting board covered with plastic wrap, arrange bacon strips overlapping each other in a "herringbone" pattern.
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Step 13
Take the roll out of the refrigerator, remove the plastic wrap, and place it onto the prepared bacon.
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Step 14
Wrap the roll with the loose ends of the bacon. Transfer the roll to foil, seam side down, with the "herringbone" pattern facing up.
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Step 15
Wrap the roll in foil and place it in a baking dish. Bake in the oven at 180°C for 40 minutes. Then, unfold the foil, increase the temperature to 200°C or turn on the "Grill" function if available. Continue baking the roll until the bacon is browned.
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Step 16
The roll is ready. Serve it hot as a main dish or chilled as an appetizer. When cooled, the roll slices well into thin pieces.