Name: Swedish Meatloaf with Bacon
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 0.75 dl Breadcrumbs; 2 dl Milk; 400 g Minced Meat; 1 tsp Salt; 1 ml White Pepper; 2 tbsp Onion; 1 pinch Sugar; 1 pinch Sambal Oelek; 140 g Bacon; 2 dl Water; 1 tbsp All-Purpose Flour; 1 tbsp Veal Stock

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Swedish Meatloaf with Bacon

85 min·Serves 4·430 cal

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Classic Swedish meatloaf made with mixed ground beef and pork, wrapped in bacon and baked in the oven, served with a gravy made from the pan drippings.

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Preheat the oven to 175 °C (350 °F). Grease an ovenproof dish.

Mix 3/4 dlBreadcrumbs (up to 1 dl) with 2 dlMilk. Let it soak for about 10 minutes. Tip: for extra flavor, replace some or all of the milk with tomato juice, condensed tomato soup or cream of mushroom soup.

Mix 400 gMinced Meat (half beef, half pork) with 1 tspSalt (up to 1 ½ tsp), 1 mlWhite Pepper and 2 tbspOnion (finely grated, raw).

Add the soaked breadcrumb mixture. Optionally add 1 pinchSugar and/or 1 pinchSambal Oelek (just a tiny bit). Work the mixture until smooth.

Shape the mixture into a loaf, place it in the dish and wrap it with 140 gBacon.

Bake for 50–60 minutes.

Take out the meatloaf and make the Pan Gravy.

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Pour 2 dlWater (hot) into the baking dish and scrape loose the browned bits stuck to the bottom.

Season the pan juices as they are, or thicken them into a gravy with 1 tbspAll-Purpose Flour whisked into a little cold water. A splash of 1 tbspVeal Stock adds depth.