Meats Recipes -   Irish Meatloaf Recipe

  
 

Meats Recipes -  Irish Meatloaf Recipe

Ingredients

Serve 4

  • 50 g/2 oz butter

  • 25 g/1 oz fresh white breadcrumbs, toasted in the oven until dry and golden brown

  • 1 small onion, finely chopped

  • 500 g/1 lb minced beef

  • 125 g/4 oz white breadcrumbs

  • 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup

  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

  • 1 teaspoon crushed juniper berries

  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped chives

  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley

  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped oregano

  • 1 egg, beaten

  • salt and pepper

  • Quick Tomato Sauce, to serve

Method:

  1. Grease a 19 x 9 x 5.5 cm/7 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 inch loaf tin with half the butter and dust with the browned breadcrumbs.

  2. Heat the remaining butter in a saucepan. Add the onion and fry until soft, then add the beef and continue to cook until browning. Stir in the remaining ingredients and pack tightly into the prepared tin.

  3. Cover the tin with foil and bake in a preheated oven, 190°C (375°F), Gas Mark 5, for 1-1 1/2 hours until firm to the touch. Leave to rest for 10-15 minutes before turning out.

  4. Serve cut in slices either hot or cold. Quick tomato sauce is a tasty accompaniment.