On board recipes – Austrian Meatloaf……..
I may have mentioned, on several occasions, the Austrian Meatloaf that I had while cruising along the Danube on the Avalon Tapestry. Karoly, the Hugarian Chef, produced some amazing food in his tiny galley kitchen but I have to say that this meatloaf was a big favourite of mine. I found the following recipe, which does look rather American as it uses cups as a measure, and I’ve cooked it tonight for dinner. The Wilsonettes were well impressed with it!
2 pounds ground beef
1 pound ground pork
2 cups Pepperidge Farm herbed stuffing mix ( I used Paxo)
2 eggs
1 cup milk
3 large carrots
2 large onions, quartered
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon marjoram
2 cups beef broth or consommé (I used Oxo cubes)
1 cup dry white wine
In a large electric mixer bowl, mix eggs, milk, stuffing mix, herbs, salt and pepper. Let stand for 15 minutes to soften stuffing.
In a food processor, chop onions and carrots to medium fineness.
Add meat and 1 cup of onion/carrot mixture to stuffing in bowl and mix well.
Put in a baking dish, molding into a loaf shape. Place remaining carrots and onions evenly around meat. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Reduce heat to 375 degrees. Add broth and wine. Bake for 1-1/2 hours.
Before serving, strain sauce into a small saucepan, pressing down on the vegetables.
Discard the vegetables. Slightly thicken the sauce with a cold water and flour mixture; simmer for a few minutes. Adjust seasoning to taste, adding just a pinch of curry powder rounds out the flavor of the sauce. Good with mashed potatoes. Serves 6 to 8.
It was absolutely delicious so I thought I would share it with you. If anyone cooks dishes that they also enjoyed on a ship then please feel free to share them with us.
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