Best Hackbraten German Meatloaf Recipes

HACKBRATEN (GERMAN MEATLOAF)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Grease or spray baking dish that will hold your loaf with room around the edges for veggies.
• In large bowl, gently mix Ground Meat and Breadcrumbs until combined.
• Peel and dice on 1 Onion , heat 1 Tbsp of Butter in hot skillet, add diced Onion and Parsley , sauté until Onion is golden brown.
• Beat Eggs in large shallow container; add Salt, Pepper, Rosemary and Nutmeg to Egg and mix. Pour Onion/Parsley mixture and Egg mixture over Ground Meat, knead together until uniformly mixed.
• Mold meat mixture into loaf; roll in Flour until coated on all sides.
• Lay Bacon slices in the middle of small casserole dish, set floured Loaf on top of Bacon.
• Peel and slice Carrot and second Onion, pour Broth into casserole dish; scatter sliced Carrot and Onion around Meatloaf.
• Heat 4 Tbsp Butter in warm skillet.
• Pour hot Butter over meatloaf and place dish in preheated oven.
• Bake 1 hour (or until cooked through (at least 160 degrees - no pink should be left), basting often With 5-10 minutes cook time remaining, spread Sour Cream over Meatloaf.
• Remove dish from oven, move meatloaf to serving dish.
• Stir Flour or Cornstarch into the juice remaining in pan to make sauce, return to oven to thicken or transfer mixture to a pot which can go on your stove top.
• Slice and serve while hot.

HACKBRATEN GERMAN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a skillet; saute half the onions 5 minutes.
• Mix in the diced bread and parsley; saute 2 minutes.
• Combine this mixture with the beef, pork, egg, salt, and pepper.
• Mix well and shape into a loaf; sprinkle with the bread crumbs.
• Melt the remaining butter in a baking pan.
• Place the loaf in it and add the broth and remaining onions.
• Bake in a 375°F.
• oven 1 1/4 hours, basting frequently.
• Serves 4 to 6 The Complete Round the World Meat Cookbook.