Mini meatloaves

Retro party recipe for 4 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has olive oil, onion, carrot, breadcrumb, passata, worcestershire sauce, egg, beef, thyme leaf, plum tomato and sugar.

Mini meatloaves

Mini meatloaves

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Retro party
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

10 mins

Ingredients

  • Beef: 500g lean beef or pork mince
  • Olive Oil: 4 tsp olive oil
  • Onion: 1 onion, finely chopped
  • Egg: 1 egg, beaten
  • Carrot: 1 carrot, finely chopped
  • Sugar: 1 tsp sugar
  • Passata: 175ml passata
  • Breadcrumb: 50g fresh breadcrumb
  • Worcestershire Sauce: 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • Plum Tomato: 2 plum tomatoes, halved, seeds scraped out
  • Thyme Leaf: 2 tsp thyme leaves

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6 and heat 1 tsp oil in a large frying pan. Add the onion and carrot and soften for 10 mins. Scrape into a large bowl, then add the breadcrumbs, 5 tbsp of the passata, the Worcestershire sauce, egg, mince, half the thyme and some seasoning. Mix well.
  2. Brush 4 large ramekins or 6 muffin tins with the remaining oil. Press the mince mixture into them, then pour the remaining passata over the top. Top each with a tomato half, sprinkled with a pinch of sugar, salt and pepper and the remaining thyme. Bake for 50 mins until cooked through, then serve with Chive mash (recipe below).