Classic American Meatloaf with Ketchup Glaze, Mashed Potato and Roasted Carrots
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Serves 3
Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 25 ml olive oil
- 500 g beef mince (min. 15% fat for flavour and moisture)
- 40 g breadcrumbs
- 1 eggs
- 125 ml milk (warmed)
- 10 ml Worcestershire sauce
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 5 g salt
- black pepper
- 60 g ketchup
- 10 g brown sugar
- 5 g mustard (medium, not hot)
- 400 g carrots (into batons or thick rounds)
- 600 g potatoes (peeled and roughly chopped)
- 30 g butter
Steps
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Finely dice onion (1) and soften in olive oil (10 ml) in a small pan over medium heat for ⏲ 5 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
- In a large bowl, combine beef mince (500 g), the cooled onion, breadcrumbs (40 g), eggs (1), milk (45 ml), Worcestershire sauce (10 ml), garlic cloves (2), salt (5 g), and black pepper. Mix with your hands until just combined — don't overwork it or the loaf will be dense.
- Transfer the mixture to a loaf pan and shape into a compact loaf. Alternatively, free-form on a sheet pan lined with baking paper — gives more crust on the sides.
- Mix together ketchup (60 g), brown sugar (10 g), and mustard (5 g) in a small bowl for the glaze. Spread half over the top of the raw loaf.
- Bake for ⏲ 30 minutes, then spread the remaining glaze over the top. Return to the oven for a further ⏲ 25 minutes until the internal temperature reaches 75 °C and the glaze is sticky and caramelised. Rest for ⏲ 10 minutes before slicing.
- While the meatloaf bakes, peel and cut carrots (400 g) and toss with olive oil (15 ml), salt, and black pepper on a sheet pan. Roast at 180 °C alongside the meatloaf for ⏲ 35 minutes, turning once halfway, until tender and catching colour at the edges.
- For the mash: boil potatoes (600 g) in salted water until completely tender, about ⏲ 20 minutes. Drain well. Mash with butter (30 g) and milk (80 ml). Season with salt and black pepper. Keep covered until serving.
- Slice the meatloaf at the table and serve with mash and roasted carrots. Offer extra ketchup on the side.