Dutch Meatloaf A.k.a. Mince Muttischen

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 500 g minced meat (, beef or beef/lamb mix)
• 100 g soup vegetables, chopped very very fine
• 1 onion
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 egg
• 1 -2 slice white bread
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 250 g butter

Recipe

• 1 mix the meat with the chopped soup vegetables.
• 2 these should be very finely chopped!
• 3 chop up the onion and mince the garlic and mix with rest.
• 4 beat the egg, when yolk and white are well mixed, mix it with the meat.
• 5 add the salt, pepper, curry and paprika powder.
• 6 make crumbs of a slice of bread and add these.
• 7 now wash your hands, take of any rings you're wearing and start kneading the mixture well.
• 8 the mixture shouldn't be too dry nor too moist.
• 9 if too dry, add a little milk, of too moist, add more breadcrumbs.
• 10 when kneaded, form two smaller loafs.
• 11 make sure they are firm.
• 12 then melt the butter into a large, deep pan that can be covered.
• 13 the butter must be very dark before you put in the loafs.
• 14 be careful.
• 15 now you need to stay with your food for a while, turning it every so often until the meat has a brown crust all around.
• 16 then add a little water, make the sauce boil and lower the heat.
• 17 the loafs should simmer for about an hour and need to be turned about every 15 minutes.
• 18 great with mashed potatoes and red cabbage.