American meatloaf

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American meatloaf -

1 kg beef mince
1 egg
2 slices of fresh bread, crumbled
1/2 400gm tin of tomato puree
c. 1/2 tsp salt
lots of ground black pepper
good pinch oregano
good pinch thyme - or whatever herbs you like


First grease an oven dish and put the oven on to heat to 180C.


Put all the ingredients in a big bowl and mix them well with your
hands (my favourite part of the recipe). Form them into a
free-standing loaf in the oven dish. Lay 4-5 slices of bacon on top
and round the sides of the loaf. Slather the outside with the other
half tin of tomato puree. Back for c. 1 hour, till it looks done.


NZ meatloaf - use less mince, add sausage meat and mixed veges.


French meatloaf - cook it in a loaf tin lined with bacon, and put in
minced organ meats (I haven't tried this but I think this is the
theory).

[rkbausa]

you can also put the meatloaf into bell peppers?[ they might be called something different in australia] and cook them in a shallow pan. stuffed peppers are my favorite. you can also mix in white rice and roll into balls. this is called, porcupine meatballs. american meatloaf is also covered with ketchup before you cook it.