Category: Main Course
Hedgehog (Meatloaf) - TastyPlanner.com
Chef: Joanielspeak
This meatloaf recipe was originally created by Two Fat Ladies on their TV program. They called it Hedgehog on the show, probably because of the shape. It is a classic juicy meaty loaf.
Recipe Source: Two Fat Ladies
Ingredients
1/2 lb. mushrooms, diced
1 tbsp butter
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
1/2 tsp grated nutmeg
1/2 lb. chicken livers
1 1/2 lbs. each ground beef, ground pork
1 pound sausage meat
1/2 cup finely diced onion
3 fat cloves garlic, crushed to a paste
1 tsp. ground coriander seeds
1 tsp. ground allspice
2 tsp. chopped fresh thyme or rosemary
2 eggs
1/2 lb. sliced bacon
3 bay leaves
3 Branches of fresh rosemary
Instructions
Sauté the mushrooms in butter until the juices run, then season with salt and pepper and nutmeg. Reserve.
Remove the sinews from the livers. Lightly poach the livers in simmering water, just until they turn grey and firm up. Cool and dice.
In a large bowl combine the ground meats, sausage, livers, onion, garlic, coriander, allspice and thyme leaves. Season with salt and pepper, keeping in mind that the sausage contains salt.
Beat the eggs and add to the mixture together with the mushrooms. Mix with your hands thoroughly.
Oil a roasting pan and place all the mixture in it, molding it into an oval shape. Adorn with the bacon slices, criss-crossed, tucking the ends under the meat. Tuck some bay leaves and branches of rosemary into the bacon.
Cook in a preheated oven at 450 degrees for 15 minutes, then lower the heat to 350ºF and cook for 1 1/2 hours.
When cooked, there will be lots of lovely juices in the bottom of the pan. Save them to flavor soup or stocks, and save the fat to fry eggs. Remove the loaf and place on a serving dish. Serve hot or cold.
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