The Australian Women’s Weekly — August 2017

138 FOODTOLOVE.COM.AUAUGUST 2017

Meatloaf with
caramelised onion
SERVES 8 MAKES2 MEATLOAVESOR1 MEATLOAF
AND1 JUMBO BEEF BURGERS(SEE OPPOSITE
PAGE) PREP AND COOK TIME1 HOUR

½ cup (125ml) milk
6 slices white bread
1.5kg beef mince
2 eggs
⅓ cup (95g) tomato sauce
2 medium (240g) carrots,
grated finely
4 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
200g tomato medley, halved
2 tablespoons fresh basil leaves
POTATO WEDGES
4 medium (800g) Dutch cream potatoes
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

CARAMELISED ONION

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

5 medium (1kg) brown onions, sliced

1 teaspoon sea salt flakes

1 Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced).

Lightly oil an 11cm x 19cm loaf pan; line

base and sides with baking paper.

2 Meanwhile, pour milk over bread in a

large bowl; stand for 3 minutes or until

milk is absorbed. Add beef, eggs, ¼ cup

of the tomato sauce, carrot and garlic to

bowl; season well. Mix with hands until

well combined. Press half the mixture

into pan. Refrigerate remaining mixture,

covered, for Jumbo Beef Burgers, for up

to2daysorfreezeforupto2months.

3 Bake the meatloaf for 30 minutes.

Drain the juices from the pan; transfer the

meatloaf to a baking paper-lined oven

tray. Brush all over with combined

remaining tomato sauce and barbecue

sauce.Bakeforafurther10minutesor

until browned and just cooked through.

4 POTATO WEDGESMeanwhile, scrub

potatoes well. Cut in half lengthways, then

cut each half into three wedges. Place

potatoes on a baking paper-lined oven

tray. Drizzle with oil; season. Roast for

40 minutes or until browned and tender.

5 CARAMELISED ONIONMeanwhile,

heat the oil in a large frying pan over

medium heat; cook the onion and salt,

stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes

or until soft and browned. Transfer half the

onion mixture to a bowl; cover, refrigerate

for the Jumbo Beef Burgers.

6 Serve the meatloaf with Caramelised

Onion, Potato Wedges, tomato medley

and basil.

Suitable to freeze. Not suitable

to microwave.

Test Kitchen tip

●You can also use six holes of an

eight-hole (⅔-cup/160ml) loaf pan

instead of one loaf pan. Cooking

time for these small loaves will

be about 25 minutes.

TUESDAY

DINNER

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