Cold Meat Loaf Kafta Mahshi Bil Bayd Recipes

MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Heat the olive oil in a medium saute pan. Add the onions, thyme, salt, and pepper and cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes, until the onions are translucent but not brown. Off the heat, add the Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, and tomato paste. Allow to cool slightly.
• In a large bowl, combine the ground chuck, onion mixture, bread crumbs, and eggs, and mix lightly with a fork. Don't mash or the meat loaf will be dense. Shape the mixture into a rectangular loaf on a sheet pan covered with parchment paper. Spread the ketchup evenly on top. Bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, until the internal temperature is 160 degrees F and the meat loaf is cooked through. (A pan of hot water in the oven, under the meat loaf, will keep the top from cracking.) Serve hot.

COLD MEAT LOAF / KAFTA MAHSHI BIL BAYD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Place eggs in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water.
• Place over medium heat until water boils, reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes. OR use your own favorite technique of making hard boiled eggs.
• Drain water from saucepan and run cold water over eggs until they are cool.
• Peel cooked eggs, leave whole, and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine meat, cinnamon, zaatar, onion, salt, pepper, and cumin.
• Mix thoroughly.
• Place a strip of aluminum foil, about 14 inches long, on a clean work surface.
• Place meat mixture on foil.
• Wet your hands slightly and shape mixture into a 3½ 8-inch oblong about ½-inch thick.
• Sprinkle meat with parsley.
• Arrange hard-cooked eggs end to end in the center of mixture.
• Shape mixture over eggs to form a loaf.
• Wrap aluminum foil tightly around meat.
• Place in roasting pan and bake uncovered for 40 minutes.
• Remove meat loaf from oven.
• Carefully unwrap foil using oven mitts and a fork.
• Pierce loaf with a sharp knife.
• If juices from center are no longer pink, meat loaf is done.
• If not, wrap package again and return to oven for 15 minutes.
• Leave loaf on UNWRAPPED foil to cool.
• When cool, refrigerate, uncovered, until cold.
• Slice and serve.