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Another Meatloaf Surprise




Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients




4 cups stale bread, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
3 1/2 cups milk, divided
1 onion, diced
4 pounds ground chuck (hamburger)
3 eggs
2 tablespoons fresh thyme, stems removed
3 cups Italian parsley, stems removed, diced, divided
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 cup ketchup
8 russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
1/4 pound butter
1 head broccoli, cut into florets
1 pint cherry tomatoes
2 carrots, peeled and sliced into 1/8-inch thick slices



Recipe



Place bread in a bow. Add 2 cups milk and toss with bread. Reserve.

In a saute pan over medium high heat, add 2 tablespoons oil and saute onions for approximately 4 minutes, or until they become translucent. Reserve.

In a large bowl, use your hands to mix chuck,eggs, thyme, 1 cups parsley, salt, pepper, nutmeg, soaked bread, onions and ketchup.

Divide meatloaf mixture into 2 equal amounts and spoon into 2 (10-inch round) baking pans. Smooth tops so that they are flat. Bake for 1 1/4 hours. Reserve.


When meatloaf is half cooked, boil potatoes in a large pot of water until tender to the touch of a fork. Drain water and mash with 1 1/2 cups milk and butter. Mash until smooth. Cover and reserve.

In a blender, puree 2 cups parsley and 4 tablespoons oil. Reserve.

Divide mashed potatoes into a 4-cup batch and a 2-cup batch. Save whatever is left over for a rainy day. Reserve the 2-cup batch.

In a large bowl, thoroughly blend the pureed parsley into the 4-cup batch of mashed potatoes.

After the meatloaf has finished baking, steam broccoli in a vegetable steamer for approximately 4 minutes, or until tender. Reserve.

Place the first meatloaf on a cake plate or a regular plate. Spread the top with half of the plaine (white) mashed potatoes. Place second meatloaf on top and ice the whole "cake" with the green mashed just as you would ice a birthday cake.

Place the remaining cup of plain mashed potatoes in a pastry bag or a zip lock bag with one corner snipped. Pipe out little potato crowns around the parameter of the top of the cake leaving a 2-inch space in between each one. Tope with cherry tomatoes. Decorate with broccoli, carrots and cherry tomatoes.