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Meatloaf

Meatloaf

Sweet roasted fennel, crispy smoked bacon, herbs & juices

Meatloaf

2 hrs
Not Too Tricky

serves 12

About the recipe

There’s nothing more comforting than a gorgeous meatloaf made with top-quality meat, lightened up with festive flavours. It’s a delicious, easy way to feed a big group of people. And when it comes out in a big tray it looks amazing, too.


nutrition per serving

Calories

g

Fat

g

Saturates

g

Sugars

g

Salt

g

Protein

g

Carbs

g

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake


Recipe From

Jamie Oliver's Christmas Cookbook

Jamie Oliver's Christmas Cookbook

By Jamie Oliver

Ingredients

4 medium bulbs of fennel

olive oil

2 onions

2 carrots

½ a bunch of fresh sage (15g)

½ a bunch of fresh rosemary (15g)

1 x 125g ball of mozzarella cheese

200g sourdough breadcrumbs

1kg higher-welfare minced pork

1kg minced beef

2 teaspoons wholegrain mustard

2 large free-range eggs

12 rashers of higher-welfare smoked streaky bacon

500ml organic chicken stock

2 tablespoons quality blackcurrant jam

1 tablespoon sun-dried tomato purée

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4.
  2. Trim each fennel bulb and chop into eight wedges, then place in a large roasting tray, drizzle with oil, season with sea salt and black pepper and roast for 30 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, peel and dice the onions and carrots, place in a large pan with 1 tablespoon of oil on a medium-low heat and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  4. Pick the herb leaves, finely chop half of them and add to the veg pan, saving the rest for later.
  5. Leave the veg to cool completely, then tear in the mozzarella and add the breadcrumbs, minced meat, mustard, eggs, and a good pinch of sea salt and black pepper. Scrunch and mix well, then shape into a loaf.
  6. Make a space in the middle of the fennel tray and sit the meatloaf in the centre. Criss-cross the smoky bacon over the meatloaf, drizzle with a little oil, then cover the tray with tin foil.
  7. Roast for 30 minutes, then remove from the oven and discard the foil.
  8. Mix the chicken stock, jam and tomato purée together in a jug until smooth, then pour into the tray. Toss the reserved herbs with a little oil and scatter into the tray, then return to the oven for a final 45 minutes, or until cooked through.
  9. If the juices need thickening at this stage, simply put the tray on the hob to reduce for a few minutes, until they’re the consistency of your liking, skimming away any fat from the surface, if needed.
  10. Serve the meatloaf, sweet fennel and juices with mash and seasonal greens.

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