Tonight I cooked...

[Reynard]

Vincenzo's Plate and the Pasta Grannies are some of the best sources out there, My Italian cooking has improved leaps and bounds since I discovered them.

 

[Reynard]

Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, onion gravy and coleslaw. With some of the apple & blackberry crumble I made yesterday for afters.

 

[newts]

Yup

https://recipekeeperonline.com/

That's a great app😁
I had recipes scattered around in Onenote & various browser bookmarks.

 

[T4tomo]

Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, onion gravy and coleslaw. With some of the apple & blackberry crumble I made yesterday for afters.

Gravy and Coleslaw together. What is the world coming to you deviant?

 

[presta]

Meatloaf

Isn't he a bit past his use-by date now?

 

[figbat]

I’ve always fancied having a go at meatloaf. It looks like the sort of thing I and my family would like but my mind conjures up images of dried, overcooked shoe leather. Got a reliable recipe I can start with?

 

[Reynard]

I’ve always fancied having a go at meatloaf. It looks like the sort of thing I and my family would like but my mind conjures up images of dried, overcooked shoe leather. Got a reliable recipe I can start with?

Not so much a recipe, more a method, because that's how I cook...

250g beef mince (NOT the extra lean stuff)
Half a dozen good pork sausages, de-skinned
One egg
Two slices of bread, torn / blitzed into fresh breadcrumbs
A small bunch of parsley, finely chopped
Half a large or one small onion, finely chopped
Two cloves of garlic, finely chopped
Half a teaspoon of salt
A generous grinding of black pepper (to taste)
A generous grating of nutmeg

Chuck everything into a mixing bowl and squish it all together until well mixed. Grease and line a small loaf tin (7x3 inches). Dollop the meat mixture into the tin and mould / press nicely but not too hard. Bake in a preheated oven 180C fan (you'll have to look up similar for your over as mine's an electric fan oven) for 35 to 40 mins. Rest for 5 to 10 mins before serving.

The trick for good meatloaf is to have meat that isn't lean. You could also wrap it in streaky bacon if you like. Serve with creamy tomato sauce or onion gravy.

This is excellent when cold, sliced thinly in sandwiches with a dab of mustard. Knocks the socks of any pre-sliced haslet that you can get in the supermarket.

 

[Reynard]

Gravy and Coleslaw together. What is the world coming to you deviant?

The coleslaw was in the fridge and needed using before it developed any language skills.