Festive meatloaf | Jamie Oliver Christmas recipes (2024)

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Festive meatloaf

Cranberry sauce, sage & chestnuts

Cranberry sauce, sage & chestnuts

“Super delicious and embracing a whole host of festive flavours, this meatloaf makes for an impressive centrepiece but at a fraction of the price when compared to big opulent birds and cuts of meat. ”

Serves 10

Cooks In1 hour 50 minutes (20 MINUTES PREP, 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES COOK)

DifficultyNot too tricky

ChristmasAussie ChristmasFruitThanksgivingPorkBeef

Nutrition per serving
  • Calories 563 28%

  • Fat 31.2g 45%

  • Saturates 12.5g 63%

  • Sugars 17.5g 19%

  • Salt 1.5g 25%

  • Protein 28.7g 57%

  • Carbs 43g 17%

  • Fibre 7.7g -

Of an adult's reference intake

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Ingredients

  • 3 onions
  • olive oil
  • 25 g unsalted butter
  • 1 bunch of sage , (20g)
  • 750 g higher-welfare minced beef
  • 350 g higher-welfare pork sausagemeat
  • 1 free-range egg
  • 150 g fresh breadcrumbs
  • 200 g cranberry sauce
  • 1 x 400 g tin of cannellini beans
  • 100 g Cheddar cheese
  • 1 x 180 g packet of cooked whole chestnuts
  • 2 clementines
  • 500 g carrots
  • 500 g parsnips
  • red wine vinegar
  • port or sherry , optional
  • 10 rashers of higher-welfare smoked streaky bacon

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Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350°F/gas 4. Peel and finely chop the onions.
  2. Put a large non-stick frying pan on a low heat with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and the butter. Once the butter starts to sizzle, tear in the sage leaves, followed a minute later by the onion. Season with a pinch of sea salt.
  3. Cook for 15 minutes, until soft but not coloured, stirring regularly, then tip into a large bowl and leave to cool.
  4. Once cool, add the mince, sausagemeat, egg and breadcrumbs, along with 50g of cranberry sauce. Drain and add the beans, grate in the Cheddar, crumble in half of the chestnuts, and finely grate in the clementine zest. Scrunch together really well, shape and pat into a large meatloaf in a large, oiled roasting tray, and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of oil.
  5. Wash the carrots and parsnips, halving or quartering any larger ones, then dress in 1 tablespoon each of oil and red wine vinegar and a pinch of salt and black pepper and scatter around the meatloaf. Halve and add the clementines.
  6. Roast for 50 minutes, then take the tray out of the oven and baste the meatloaf and veg with the tray juices, and use tongs to squeeze over the jammy clementine juice. Loosen the remaining cranberry sauce with 2 tablespoons of boiling water or, even better, a festive tipple of your choice like port or sherry, then spoon over the meatloaf.
  7. Weave the bacon in and around the veg and meatloaf, crumble in the remaining chestnuts, then return to the oven for a final 25 minutes.
  8. Slice the meatloaf and serve with the roasted veg and bacon, some roasties or mashed potato, seasonal greens and lashings of gravy.

Tips

GO VEGGIE
Simply ditch the bacon, and swap out the meat for 500g of veggie mince and 2 x 400g tins of drained brown lentils. Add 1 tablespoon of Marmite to the mixture along with everything else. You may need to add 1 extra egg too, depending on how dry your veggie mince is – you’re aiming for a sticky, firm dough.

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Festive meatloaf | Jamie Oliver Christmas recipes (2024)

FAQs

How to make Jamie Oliver meatloaf? ›

Method. Put the pork, egg and 1 heaped teaspoon of oregano into a bowl. Grate in half the Cheddar, then sprinkle the bread with water and add to the mix. Add a good pinch of sea salt and black pepper, use your hands to scrunch it all together well, then shape into a loaf (roughly 20cm long).

What does Ina Garten serve with meatloaf? ›

Ina says her meatloaf serves 6 people, but I think it can easily serve up to 8 if you're enjoying it with a couple of sides like mashed potatoes and green beans.

Does Gordon Ramsay have a meatloaf recipe? ›

Gordon Ramsay's meatloaf recipe is made with ground beef, although you could use ground lamb, pork, veal, venison, or poultry as well if you like. When your meatloaf is cooked, you can slice it like a loaf of bread to make individual portions and serve them to your family or guests.

What ingredient keeps meatloaf from falling apart? ›

When this happens, it's because you didn't use enough. Next time, try adding in an extra egg and/or some more breadcrumbs. Alternatively, rice, barley, corn flakes, crackers, and dried soup mix can also stand in as binding ingredients as well. Including larger quantities of these items should help solve the problem.

Why milk instead of water in meatloaf? ›

Milk and other dairy products, like heavy cream and buttermilk, contain both water and fat, adding two types of moisture to our meatloaf. There's a long-held theory that milk can tenderize ground meat, and this is the reason often cited for cooking ground meat in milk to make a Bolognese-style ragù.

How to make a Bobby Flay meatloaf? ›

directions
  1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
  2. Heat the oil in a large sauté pan over high heat. ...
  3. Whisk together the eggs and herbs in a large bowl. ...
  4. Whisk together the remaining ketchup and balsamic vinegar in a small bowl then brush the mixture over the entire loaf.
  5. Bake the meatloaf for approximately 1 to 1 1/4 hours.

Should meatloaf be covered when baking? ›

Should I cook my meatloaf covered or uncovered? The meatloaf can be cooked uncovered. However, if you are concerned about it burning, you can cover the meatloaf with foil for the first 45 minutes and uncover it for the final 15 minutes to allow the meatloaf to brown on top.

What is the basic meatloaf formula? ›

The Basic Meatloaf Formula

All recipes for meatloaf start with the same basic formula: 2 pounds of ground meat and a “panade” made of bread or crackers soaked in milk. Along with a few eggs, this panade helps to hold the ground meat together and adds some essential moisture to the mix.

What is used as a binder in meatloaf? ›

2. Choose a Binder
  • Breadcrumbs.
  • Instant rice (uncooked)
  • Cornflakes.
  • Crackers or croutons, crushed.
  • Fine bulgur (uncooked)
  • Oats (quick cooking or regular)
  • Instant potato flakes (use 1/2 cup)
  • Quick-cooking barley (uncooked; use 1/2 cup)

Is meatloaf better covered or uncovered? ›

Should I cook my meatloaf covered or uncovered? The meatloaf can be cooked uncovered. However, if you are concerned about it burning, you can cover the meatloaf with foil for the first 45 minutes and uncover it for the final 15 minutes to allow the meatloaf to brown on top.

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