a simple real food recipe :: nourishing meatloaf
 
 
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Ingredients
  • 2 lbs grassfed ground beef
  • 4 TB friendly fat to cook in (butter, coconut oil, lard)
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 1 large carrot, finely chopped
  • 1 stalk celery, finely chopped (I buzz the all the veggies in the mini food processor to chop them up small and fast.)
  • ¼ tsp chili flakes – more if you like more kick
  • 2 tsp thyme
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 2 ½ tsp sea salt
  • 1 ½ cups bread crumbs (I just dry out the ends of my soaked bread or bakery sourdough and grind them up into crumbs – I keep them in the fridge for when I need them)
  • 1 cup organic cream (stay away from ULP)
  • 2 eggs
  • Organic ketchup to “frost” the top (watch ingredients – no HFCS)
Instructions
  1. Sauté the onions, carrots, and celery in the friendly fat with a pinch of salt to bring out their juices and sweeten.
  2. Add the chili flakes, thyme, garlic, salt, and pepper and stir in for a minute.
  3. Put the sautéed veggies in a large mixing bowl to cool off a little.
  4. Put the bread crumbs and cream in a separate bowl to soak in well.
  5. In the large mixing bowl with the sautéed veggies, add the beef, eggs, and soaked bread crumbs and combine well with your hands.
  6. Put the meat mixture in a large loaf pan (ungreased), and press in.
  7. “Frost” the top of the meat with the ketchup.
  8. Add 1 cup of water to the top of the meat – DO NOT SKIP THIS PART – it will be dried out if you don’t do this! It looks crazy but trust me – don’t leave it out ;)
  9. Bake at 350 for 1 ½ hours. Let it rest a few minutes before cutting.
Recipe by the SIMPLE moms at https://www.thesimplemoms.com/a-simple-real-food-recipe-nourishing-meatloaf/