Belgian Meatloaf Recipes

BELGIAN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F, & brush a meatloaf pan with 1 teaspoon melted butter.
• Soak bread crumbs in 3/4 cup milk.
• In medium skillet, melt the 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter, then add onion & saute 2 minutes.
• Add mushrooms & saute 5 minutes.
• Add garlic & saute 1 minute.
• In a mixing bowl, add ground beef & egg, then squeeze bread crumbs dry & add to bowl.
• Add onion mixture, parsley, sage, oregano, thyme, salt, pepper, nutmeg, port & cognac, & mix well.
• Place meat mixture in prepared pan, & top with rosemary, then bake 30 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 400 degrees F & bake another 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven & let rest 10 minutes before serving.

MY MOTHER'S BELGIAN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Soak the break in the milk.
• Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a medium-sized skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes, then add the garlic, and cook one minute longer.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix the veal with the egg. Use your hands to squeeze the excess moisture out of the soaked break and add the bread to the meat mixture. Add the onion mixture, parsley, sage, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Finally, add the port and Cognac. Mix everything together until the bread is well worked in and the vegetables and herbs are evenly distributed. The best way to do this is with your hands.
• Cook a small spoonful of the mixture in a hot skillet and taste for seasoning. If you want to serve the meatloaf cold, you will want to add a little extra salt and pepper.
• Brush an ovenproof glass or enamel loaf pan with the melted butter. Shape the meat mixture into a loaf in the pan. Decorate with the sprig of thyme and dot with the remaining tablespoon butter.
• Bake 30 minutes. Reduce heat to 400°F and bake until the meat loaf is cooked through (an instant-read thermometer will register 150 to 160°F), about 15 minutes more. Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

BELGIUM LOAF

Steps:

• Put in large pan milk, sugar, fruit and butter. Melt all on stove top so that sugar dissolves. Cool.
• Add egg to mix.
• Add all other ingredients and mix.
• Bake in a greased fruit loaf tin and bake for 1-1 1/4 hrs in moderate hot oven or until skewer comes out clean. I put it at 160 degrees.
• Cool and enjoy. Great with butter.