10-minute meatloaf

[highlyeccentric]

I recently acquired this recipe from my mother, and it turns out to be just as delicious as I remember - and incredibly quick and easy to boot!

Accessibility notes: Low on chopping; the hardboiled eggs require lifting of pots and water, but the recipe will be fine if you leave that out. Needs to be mixed either with your hands or a spoon.

Ingredients

Group 1:
500 grams of beef mince
1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs (the packaged dry ones, not fresh)
1 onion, chopped
1 egg
2 tablespoons tomato sauce (note: I'm Australian, our tablespoons are 5ml bigger than everyone else's - not that I think it'll matter much in this recipe)
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon barbeque sauce
2 tablespoon chopped parsley
Other herbs and spices to taste: I used powdered garlic, about 1/2 teaspoon of paprika, and plenty of ground black pepper

Group 2:
3 hardboiled eggs, pre-prepared
1 cup grated cheese
A sprinkle of paprika

Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- A microwave-safe dish: ideally a loaf tin, but I used a microwave bundt tin, and you could probably use a casserole dish or whatever you have to hand.

Method

1. Mix together the ingredients in group one, until well combined (easiest to do it with your hands)
2. Line your microwave-safe dish with paper towel
3. Put 1/3 to half the mince mixture into the dish
4. Spread the eggs over the surface (if you're using a loaf tin, place eggs whole in a line down the centre; if you have more surface area, slice them in half and spread them around)
5. Top with the remaining mince
6. Cook on high in your microwave for 10-12 minutes
7. Top with grated cheese and sprinkle with paprika
8. OM NOM NOM


Makes 4-6 servings, depending on how hungry you are; reheats pretty well; can be sliced up to put in lunches / toasted sandwiches etc.

Comments

[cereta]

Oooh, I'm always on the lookout for tasty meatloaf recipes. Thanks!

[highlyeccentric]

Hope you enjoy it!

[katarik]

I badly burned my hand a couple weeks ago and am not done healing. *Thank you* for putting in accessibility notes.

[highlyeccentric]

No problem :)

I saw a conversation in someone's journal a few months ago discussing the possibility of starting a low-spoons (physical and mental spoons, not cooking spoons) recipe community, and debating the best way to format accessibility notes. I can't remember if there was an agreed-upon Best Option, but the conversation stuck with me, and I figured it's not *hard* to put some kind of description in. Hopefully I didn't miss something huge and inaccessible for someone (aside from the poor people without microwaves, I forgot about them!).

[amadi]

Said community exists, it's cookability, and a post is going up tomorrow about formatting accessibility language! :D

[highlyeccentric]

Oooooh... *grabbyhands* Thank you! When I saw the discussion, I don't think the comm had been created. Will definitely be following that one :D.

[amadi]

The more the merrier, absolutely!

[jenab]

This sounds very tasty.

What would be the cooking time for a convention oven? I don't have a microwave.

[highlyeccentric]

By convention oven do you mean a *conventional* oven, ie, the normal oven that everyone has, or a *convection* oven, one of the fancypants things which are halfway between a microwave and an oven?

Assuming you mean an everyday electric or gas (or even wood!) oven, I'm not sure what the time would be. I'd try 20-30 minutes, myself. You might want to fiddle with the recipe a bit and increase the liquids - I think the oven would dry it out a bit. Alternatively, cooking in a terrine (which is a sort of ceramic bar tin with a lid) or even a casserole dish with a lid might keep the mixture moist.

[jenab]

I'm referring to a normal conventional oven. Thanks for the tip of increasing the liquids. I'll try it out.

[amadi]

Rule of thumb with ground/minced beef is not to rely upon times, but to cook to an internal temp of 165°F/75°C.

[mathsnerd]

One of my best friends and her father drove down to visit yesterday and bought me a microwave/grill/convection oven with a 20L internal capacity to permit me to have warm meals now that cold weather is coming on. And now I discover this recipe! As soon as I have the spoons, I shall be purchasing some pans to fit inside, and then I think I shall have to make this delicious sounding meatloaf. Thank you!

[highlyeccentric]

I hope it suits your needs :D