Danish Meatloaf with Bacon Recipe - Forloren Hare (Mock Hare)

ground meat

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground beef is often less expensive.

beef stock

🥗Healthier: vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: chicken stock

Vegetable stock is lower in calories, and chicken stock is usually cheaper.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, while margarine can be a cheaper alternative.

allspice

🥗Healthier: nutmeg

💰Cheaper: cinnamon

Nutmeg provides a similar warm flavor, and cinnamon is often more affordable.

Preheat the oven to 425°F.

Grind the large onion.

In a bowl, mix 1 pound of beef, 1 pound of pork, 2 eggs, and about 1 cup of milk.

Add 2 tablespoons of bread crumbs, 2 tablespoons of flour, 1 clove of garlic, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper.

Mix all ingredients carefully.

Shape the mixture into a loaf in a baking dish.

Place 6 to 8 slices of bacon on top of the meatloaf.

Bake the meatloaf for 15 minutes at 425°F.

After 15 minutes, lower the temperature to 325°F and add the remaining milk to the pan.

Bake for another 30 minutes at 325°F.

Pour the meat juices from the pan into a pot to make gravy.

Add 1 bay leaf and a dissolved bullion cube in water to the pot.

Add 1 tablespoon of currant jelly and some coloring if desired.

Thicken the gravy with corn starch and add a little cream.

Serve the meatloaf with gravy, potatoes, peas, and carrots.

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