Meatloaf With a Surprise

A community recipe by symphony0509

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Introduction

My mother taught me this recipe when I was 12 and it has been in my head ever since. Because its easy to make, I usually prepare this back in college during sleepovers and my friends (and I'm sure yours too) were always amazed at how I slave doing this in the kitchen. Truth is, it doesnt take long - just a little mixing there and the rest of the magic is done by the oven.

Ingredients

Serves: 0

Metric Cups

1 kilogram meat (half beef half pork)
garlic powder
onion powder
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of pepper
dried breadcrumbs (seasoned)
1 medium egg
3 medium eggs (hard boiled)
black olives (pitted - halved)
tomato ketchup
1 handful fresh coriander (chopped)

2⅕ pounds meat (half beef half pork)
garlic powder
onion powder
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of pepper
dried breadcrumbs (seasoned)
1 medium egg
3 medium eggs (hard boiled)
black olives (pitted - halved)
tomato ketchup
1 handful cilantro (chopped)

Method

Meatloaf With a Surprise is a community recipe submitted by symphony0509 and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Place ground meat in a large bowl. Cover the top with garlic powder, onion powder and bread crumbs. Season with salt and pepper and then drop the fresh egg. Mix thoroughly. I like to use my hands at this stage to get a feel of the meat. The texture says a lot about how well-seasoned the meat is, and how well the ingredients have incorporated.

Lightly grease a flat baking dish. Pour the meat in the middle and form it into a log. Make a sort of an elongated cavity in the middle which you will stuff with the wedges of cooked eggs and black olives.

Cover the eggs completely and shape your log perfectly. Now squeeze your ketchup bottle on top of the log to bathe it with the lovely redness.

Bake for an hour, hour and a half, or until the meat is completely cooked.

Top with chopped coriander leave just before serving. Enjoy.

Cover the eggs completely and shape your log perfectly. Now squeeze your ketchup bottle on top of the log to bathe it with the lovely redness.

Bake for an hour, hour and a half, or until the meat is completely cooked.

Top with chopped coriander leave just before serving. Enjoy.