Meat loaf wellington!!
OK ! I mixed a few things here but who says there’s any rules to cooking , its your kitchen and you can do whatever you like in there, mix flavours,textures,play around with mixing new and traditional recipes
My kids love ground beef so heres the meatloaf wellington with wild rice which i love and boys almost didn’t realize there was rice in there, and once they did, they still loved it ,so that’s a win!I used my all time favourite and then theres some mushrooms that made it without any knowledge of being there😅and a hint of BBQ flavour with the sauce inside and caramelized BBQ sauce on top!!😋😋
Rice:
i cooked the rice as I always do ,in my handy 1 cup water ,1 cup rice 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp black pepper with a drizzle of olive oil and cook at high pressure for 28 minutes, and let release naturally and then fluff with your fork,you can skip salt if you like
For carrots i diced them finely but if you dont like any texture you may want to sauté them 5-7 minutes in little butter or oil before adding them to meat loaf
Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef
1 cup cooked wild rice
1 small onion,finely chopped
1 cup mushrooms finely chopped
3-4 small carrots finely diced
3 cloves minced garlic
1 tablespoon dried fennel seeds
1 tablespoon dried thyme
1/2 tablespoon dried rosemary
1 teaspoon oregano ,i used fresh or use (1 teaspoon dried)
1/2 teaspoon salt( use more if you didn’t add in rice)
1/2 tsp cayenne
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2tsp onion powder
1 tbsp Italian seasong
pinch of ground nutmeg
eggs, whisked
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1/4 cup ketchup
1/2 cup good BBQ sauce(reserve 1-2 tbsp for using on top of meatloaf)
2 tbsp Worcestershire
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1/4 cup breadcrumbs, I used panko
1 tablespoons heavy cream
1 package of puff pastry sheet thawed,
Preheat the oven to 350ºF grease your loaf pan
place all ingredients in bowl and mix with your hands
Put the puff pastry in the pan with its edges hanging over the sides of your pan
Put the meat in the pastry and press down to get all sides,I didn’t use all the meat as it was only 4 of us eating,but you can use all of it
Now cover the top with the hanging edges and wet your hands to smooth it if you wish!
Bake at 350ºF for 40 -45 minutes.
Now brush the top with the reserved BBQ sauce
Bake another 8-10 minutes keeping an eye , once sauce caramalized Remove from the oven and let it sit for 5- 10 minutes before serving
I served with a simple arugula and pomegranate salad but the possibilities are endless 😜
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