Dinner · 75 min · german

Hackbraten — German Meatloaf

Ground beef and pork mix does the heavy lifting here, with stale bread roll rounding it out. A German dinner that takes 75 minutes, start to finish.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 2 lb Ground beef and pork mix
• 50 g Stale bread roll
• 1 Egg
• 1 Yellow onion
• 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 3 Hard-boiled eggs
• 6 slices Bacon
• 1 cup Beef broth

Steps

1. Mix the meat with the soaked bread, egg, grated onion, mustard, salt, and pepper. Don’t overwork it — overmixed meatloaf is dense.
2. On a sheet of parchment, pat the mixture into a rectangle, line up the peeled hard-boiled eggs down the center, and roll it up so the eggs are hidden inside. The sliced-egg mosaic is the classic reveal.
3. Wrap the loaf in the bacon slices, seam-side down, and set in a roasting pan with the broth. The bacon bastes the loaf as it cooks.
4. Bake at 375°F for 55 to 60 minutes until the bacon is crisp and the center reads 160°F. Rest 10 minutes before slicing.
5. Serve with the pan juices spooned over, mashed potatoes, and red cabbage. Cold leftovers on rye with mustard are a legitimate second meal.

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