Meatloaf Madness

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Homemade Meatloaf with Sautéed Garlic Greens

Ingredients:

Meat

500g sausage meat
700g lean beef mince
1 onion, small dice
4 cloves garlic, fine dice
1 carrot, finely grated
1 tbsp. fresh marjoram
1 tbsp. fresh thyme
1 tbsp. fresh parsley
3 tbsp. Worcester sauce
1 egg. lightly beaten
salt
pepper

Topping

80g rolled oats
1/4 c brown sugar
1/2 c tomato sauce

Garlic Greens
1 tbsp. oil
1/2 head broccoli, cut florets into 1/4 pieces
1 handful of green beans, remove ends
4 bok choy leaves, sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/4 cup water

2 medium golden kumara, boiled and mashed with 50gm butter 50ml milk, salt and pepper. Plus 1 tbsp. fresh chives.

 Method:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees.
  2. Grease loaf or rectangle oven proof dish lightly with butter.
  3. In a large bowl combine sausage meat, mince, diced onion, garlic, grated carrot, finely chopped herbs, salt, pepper and beaten egg. Mix together with your hand until well combined.
  4. Press meat mix into  grease oven dish. Pat down evenly.
  5. In a separate bowl combine oats, brown sugar and tomato sauce. Mix until a paste has formed. Spread over meat mix evenly.
  6. Bake in the oven for 45-50 minutes until golden at the edges and cooked. (it will shrink slightly with cooking.)
  7. Remove from oven and allow to sit for 5 minutes.
  8. Pre-heat wok or fry pan on high add oil followed by broccoli and garlic. cook for 2 minutes until slightly starting to brown. Add green beans and cook for 1 minute, add water and cook on high for a further 2 minutes, add bok choy toss gently.
  9. Remove from heat and place in serving bowl.
  10. Slice meatloaf and serve with the garlic greens and kumara mash.

Serves: 4-6 people

 

 

 

 

Ingredients  nice and cheap!
Ingredients nice and cheap!
In a large bowl combine sausage meat, mince, onion, garlic, carrot, Worcester sauce, herbs, salt, pepper and 1 beaten egg.
In a large bowl combine sausage meat, mince, onion, garlic, carrot, Worchester sauce, herbs, salt, pepper and 1 beaten egg.
Mix together, best done with your hand for even mixing.
Mix together, best done with your hand for even mixing.
In separate bowl combine oats, brown sugar and tomato sauce.
In separate bowl combine oats, brown sugar and tomato sauce.
Stir together to form a paste type consistency.
Stir together to form a paste type consistency.
Butte a loaf or rectangle baking dish with butter, pat down meat mixture evenly.
Butte a loaf or rectangle baking dish with butter, pat down meat mixture evenly.
Top meat with oat topping evenly, bake for 45-50 minutes until puffed and cooked.
Top meat with oat topping evenly, bake for 45-50 minutes until puffed and cooked.
Prep green vegetable for sautéing.
Prep green vegetable for sautéing.
Heat 1 tbsp. of oil over a high heat in a wok or fry pan.  Add garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
Heat 1 tbsp. of oil over a high heat in a wok or fry pan. Add garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
Once starting to brown add in green beans cook for 1 minute.
Once starting to brown add in green beans cook for 1 minute.
/followed by 1/4 cup water. Cook for 2 minutes stirring over high heat.
/followed by 1/4 cup water. Cook for 2 minutes stirring over high heat.
Add sliced bok choy and toss gently.
Add sliced bok choy and toss gently.
Remove from heat after a minute or so and place in serving bowl.
Remove from heat after a minute or so and place in serving bowl.
Remove from oven, allow to stand for 5 minutes. (it will shrink a small amount during cooking.
Remove from oven, allow to stand for 5 minutes. (it will shrink a small amount during cooking.
Serve with creamy chive mashed golden kumara, sautéed greens and that stunner of a meatloaf.
Serve with creamy chive mashed golden kumara, sautéed greens and that stunner of a meatloaf.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!

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