Spiced Scottish Meat Loaf Food

MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas4.
• Place all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix thoroughly - it s best to use your hands here.
• Transfer the mix to a 900g/2lb loaf tin and pat down until level. Cover the top of the mixture with an oiled piece of greaseproof paper.
• Bake in the oven for 1 hour 30 minutes or until the meatloaf is cooked through. (Remove the paper 15 minutes before the end of cooking).

SPICY SCOTTISH MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Put oil in a skillet and heat.
• Add onions, garlic and mixed herbs.
• Sauté until onions are soft without browning.
• Transfer to large bowl and allow to cool.
• Add tomato sauce, breadcrumbs and beef stock to the cooked mixture.
• Stir together.
• Break up the ground beef and add to mixture.
• Season to taste and mix together gently.
• Pack this mixture into a 11” x 5” x 3” loaf tin (or 2 7” x 3” x 2” tins) and bake in a preheated oven (gas mark 4, 180C, 350F) for 50- 60 minutes.
• Remove carefully from oven.
• Pour off any excess fat and let the loaf (loaves) cool for about 10 minutes.
• Slice and serve with crisp green salad, spicy tomato salsa and crusty bread.
• Can also be served cold.

SPICED SCOTTISH MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Put oil in pan and heat. Add onions, garlic and mixed herbs. Sweat over heat until onions are soft without browning. Transfer to large bowl and allow to cool.
• Add tomato sauce, breadcrumbs and beef broth to the cooked mixture. Stir together. Break up the ground beef and add to mixture. Season to taste and mix together gently.
• Pack this mixture into a 11 x 5 x 3 inches deep loaf tin and bake in a pre heated oven 350F for 50 - 60 minutes.
• Remove carefully from oven. Pour off any excess fat, let the loaf cool for about 10 minutes.
• Slice and serve with crisp green salad, spicy tomato salsa and crusty bread.
• Can also be served cold.

SCOTCH EGGS MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Stir together the ketchup, cheese, tomato paste, basil and oregano.
• Divide the mixture in half.
• Combine one half of the mixture with the onion, garlic, salt, pepper and eggs.
• Stir in the bread crumbs.
• Crumble the meat into the same bowl and toss gently until evenly combined.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Press half of the meat mixture gently into a 8" x 4" loaf pan.
• With the long sides facing you, nestle the hard-cooked eggs into the meat so that the tops point left and right; leave space between each egg.
• Top with the remaining meat mixture, patting down gently.
• Spread the remaining ketchup mixture evenly over the top.
• Bake for 60 to 90 minutes or until the internal temperature registers 180 degrees F on an instant read thermometer.
• Rest for 5 minutes.
• Drain off any fat in the pan and thickly slice the meatloaf using a serrated knife.

MEATLOAF WITH MOROCCAN SPICES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium heat, then add the onions. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and stir for another minute or two. Add the celery, carrots and ginger, and cook for about 5 minutes, adding more olive oil as needed to make sure ingredients are well coated and softening.
• Add the spices: cumin, smoked paprika, coriander, cinnamon and salt, stirring well to mix. (You can alter spices to your liking, with more or less of those recommended or adding curry powder, nutmeg, allspice, black or cayenne pepper.) Add the tomato paste and cook for another 5 minutes, stirring well and scraping the bottom of the pan with a spatula to ensure the spices don't burn. Once mixture is cooked, remove pan from heat and let cool for about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine in a large bowl the fresh herbs (cilantro, mint and parsley) and the eggs and bread crumbs. Add the ground lamb and the cooled mixture. Mix well with clean hands, until all ingredients are blended.
• Place the mixture into a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan and cover with aluminum foil. Create a water bath by placing the loaf pan into a larger baking pan and filling the larger pan halfway with lukewarm water. (This helps keep the meatloaf moist by keeping the temperature more even during baking.)
• Put the meatloaf, in the bath, into the oven and cook for about 1 hour 30 minutes. After an hour, check the meatloaf, and remove the foil if you would like a firmer top. Bake until internal temperature reaches 140 degrees. (This is a good time to toast the pine nuts if you're making the sauce.)
• Remove pans from the oven, lift the loaf pan out of the water bath, and let the meatloaf cool for at least 5 minutes. If there is excessive grease, carefully pour that out and discard it. Serve warm, at room temperature, or cooled, depending on your taste.
• If you're making the sauce, mix the yogurt, lemon juice and pine nuts together with a spoon, and serve in a small dish on the side.

CLASSIC SPICY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion, green onions, carrot, celery, and garlic until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Cover skillet with a lid and cook, stirring occasionally, until carrot is tender, about 5 more minutes. Stir 1/3 cup ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper into vegetable mixture; cook until warmed through, about 1 minute.
• Mix ground beef, sausage, vegetable mixture, bread crumbs, parsley, and eggs in a large bowl; form into a loaf and place in a rectangular baking pan with 2-inch high sides. Cover loaf with remaining 1/3 cup ketchup.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

EASY MEATLOAF RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Put bread in processor and blitz to make crumbs, then tip into a bowl with the pork.
• Tip the onion, garlic and herbs into the food processor and process until finely chopped. Add to the bowl with the parmesan and egg. Finely chop 2 slices of the prosciutto and add to the mix with some salt and pepper. Mix well with a fork or your hands.
• Use the rest of the prosciutto to line a 1.5 litre loaf tin. Spoon in the meatloaf mix and press down well. Flip the overhanging prosciutto over the top, then put the loaf tin into a roasting tray.
• Pour hot water from the kettle into the roasting tray to come halfway up the loaf tin and bake for 1 hr until loaf shrinks from the sides of tin.
• Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then drain off any excess liquid and turn out onto a board. Cut into thick slices and serve warm or cold with salad.