Meatloaf with Red Sauce

This was dinner last night and OMG it was absolutely delicious!!

Ingredients:

Meatloaf

60g parmesan cheese cut into cubes
4 springs fresh parsley - leaves only
1 garlic clove
1 sprig rosemary - leaves only
500g topside or rump steak
2 eggs
50g fresh breadcrumbs
sea salt and black pepper to taste
2 slices double smoked ham
90g mozzarella cut into 2cm x 2cm strips
8-10 slices bacon or prosciutto
2 x sweet potatoes

Red Sauce

1 garlic clove
1 brown onion, halved
4 sprigs fresh parsley
1 celery stalk - roughly chopped
40g olive oil
150g white wine
800g tinned tomatoes
1 sweet potato, roughly chopped
1 carrot, roughly chopped
1 potato, roughly chopped
sea salt and black pepper to taste

Method

Place parmesan cheese and parsley into mixing bowl and grate at Speed 10/7 secs. Set aside.

Place garlic & rosemary into the mixing bowl and chop Speed 7/3 secs. Scrape down sides of bowl.

Add beef and press briefly 8-10 times/Turbo/1 sec to mince.

Add eggs, breadcrumbs, salt, pepper and reserved Parmesan and parsley and press briefly 4-5 times / 1 sec / turbo, then mix Speed 5/20 secs to incorporate.

Take a long sheet of aluminium foil. Remove mi from bowl and place onto foil. Shape into a large rectangle about 3cm thick. Place ham and chess slices along the longest edge and roll mince up into a log to enclose. Gently remove the foil from underneath the foil and wrap the bacon around the outside of the meatloaf.

Lightly oil the aroma dish and place meatloaf into the centre. Pack vegetables of choice loosely around it, ensuring no overcrowding in the dish.

Set varoma aside while you make the red sauce.

Place garlic, onion, parsley, and celery into mixing bowl and Speed 7/3 secs. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.

Add oil and sauté Speed 1/Varoma/3 mins.

Add all remaining red sauce ingredients and cook Speed 1/Varoma/5 mins.

Place varoma dish with meatloaf into position and cook Speed 2/Varoma/40 mins. Test to ensure meat is cooked through, or to your preference, by slicing open and ensuring the colour is uniform.

Once cooked, place meatloaf onto a large platter with steamed vegetables and pour sauce over the top or serve on the side.

This dish was absolutely DELICIOUS! I loved it. It took a bit of effort, but well worth it. :)