Old Fashioned Meatloaf Recipes, W Gravy

The Hairy Bikers' have perfected this American classic. Nosotros honey it served with mashed potato, soaked in the dish's rich gravy.

This delicious Hairy Bikers meatloaf recipe with gravy starting time featured on Si and Dave'due south Grand Mississippi Take chances TV show. Rather than focusing on one meat, this meatloaf recipe is made with a variety of three – beef, pork and sausagemeat. The result is an extra succulent and juicy meatloaf that produces a rich and unique gravy. You won't need any special tins or dishes to make this meatloaf, you can just mould information technology into the shape y'all desire and pop it on an oven tray.

Ingredients

1 tbsp sunflower or corn oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
i medium carrot, peeled and diced
one celery stick, trimmed and diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1–ane½ tsp hot chilli powder
ane tsp dried thyme or 1 tbsp freshly chopped thyme leaves
300g lean minced beef
300g minced pork
450g sausagemeat
7tbsp tomato ketchup
2tbsp Worcestershire sauce
75g fresh white breadcrumbs
i small bunch (around 20g) flat leafage parsley, leaves chopped
1 large egg, browbeaten
1tsp fine sea salt
2tbsp dark brown sugar
Freshly basis black pepper
For the gravy:
1 tbsp plain flour
400ml beef or pork stock (fresh or made with ½ a stock cube)
1 tsp tomato ketchup

Method

To make the meatloaf: Oestrus the oil in a large non-stick frying pan and gently fry the onion, carrot, celery and garlic for ten minutes until well softened, stirring regularly.
Stir the chilli powder and thyme into the pan and melt with the vegetables for a further 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove the pan from the heat and tip the contents into a large mixing bowl. Exit to absurd for x-15 minutes. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6.
Add the beefiness, pork, sausagemeat, 3 tbsp of the ketchup, 1 tbsp of the Worcestershire sauce, breadcrumbs, parsley, egg, table salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper to the vegetables and mix with clean hands until thoroughly combined. The mixture should feel fairly strong merely moist.
Place the meatloaf mixture in the centre of a sturdy baking tray or small roasting can and course into a loaf shape roughly 28cm past 14cm, (it is important that the tin has sides). Mix the remaining 4 tbsp ketchup, one tbsp Worcestershire sauce and the sugar in a small bowl and spread over the meridian of the meatloaf.
Bake in the centre of the oven for 45 minutes until browned and firm. The loaf will take released lots of juice as it cooks only you tin use this to brand the gravy. Remove the loaf from the oven and transfer carefully to a warmed serving plate. Comprehend loosely with a slice of foil.
To brand the gravy: Place the baking tray or roasting tin can on the hob over a low rut and stir the flour into the juices using a wooden spatula. Melt for 20-30 seconds, stirring continuously. Slowly outset adding the stock, only a little at a time, stirring constantly until it is all incorporated. Stir in the 1 tsp ketchup.
Bring the gravy to a simmer and cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring to lift the juices and sticky sediment from the base of the tin. If the gravy is a little lumpy, use a metal whisk to help combine the flour. Season with a little more table salt and pepper if necessary. Strain the gravy through a sieve into a warmed jug.
Cut the meatloaf into thick slices and serve with the gravy for pouring.

Top tip for making the Hairy Bikers' meatloaf

You'll oftentimes notice information technology made with a spiced tomato coat, which brings additional flavour, only y'all can go out information technology out if you prefer.

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