Friday, November 23, 2007

Meatloaf and Barbecued cabbage



In recognition of yesterday's Thanksgiving celebrations I made an American style dinner last night, Meatloaf. A recipe given to me about 30 years ago which I adored but have not made in the last 20 for some reason. It seemed as good a time as any to resurrect it.

It was every bit as yummy as I remembered. WH loved it too although for the stated reason that it tasted like faggots! I served it with barbecued cabbage and mashed potatoes and the whole combo was divine although WH wasn't so keen on the cabbage which comes in a tomato laden sauce that is just perfect over the meatloaf.

They're both a cinch to make.

Meatloaf

500g minced beef
1 small onion very finely chopped
1 packet stuffing mix made up with water and allowed to cool
1 tablespoon brown sauce
1 large or 2 small eggs

Mix all ingredients together and push into a 2lb loaf tin well greased and lined with paper.

Barbecued Cabbage
Slice white cabbage into 30 cm wedges.
Place in a baking dish
Pour over a 400ml tin of chopped tomatoes mixed with 1 teaspoon made mustard, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 tablespoon tomato puree and 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup.
Cover the dish with foil.

Place both dishes in the centre of a preheated oven and cook at 180 degrees C for 90 minutes.
Serve with mashed potatoes; comfort food at it's best.
Oh and the meatloaf is good cold too, just how WH likes faggots.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Jas:

Am I missing a 'how to' here? Can't find the recipe anywhere, it looks yummy. I collect recipes and try out interesting ones. This is like being allowed to look but don't eat. (grin).

Unknown said...

Strange, the recipes are at the bottom of the post. Try refreshing your page, there should be a picture and about 6 paragraphs.

Anonymous said...

Jas, the only thing on my computer is a black line under the picture, very strange.