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Meatloaf with sweet cherries
Automatically translated from Dutch using AI.
A comforting combination of classic meatloaf and sweet-and-sour cherry sauce for a cosy family meal.
- Total time
- 1 h 30 min
- Ingredients
- 11
Ingredients
Meatloaf
- 1 kg minced meat (mixed)
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- 1 clove garlic (finely chopped or crushed)
- 100 g breadcrumbs
- 1 tbsp mustard
- 1 tsp thyme (or Italian seasoning)
- salt (to taste)
- pepper (to taste)
Cherries
- 1 jar sour cherries
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 1 tbsp sugar (brown, optional)
Steps
Meatloaf
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
- Mix the meat with onion, garlic, egg, breadcrumbs, mustard, thyme, salt and pepper.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Shape into a loaf and place in a greased ovenproof dish.
- Bake for 45 minutes. Aim for a core temperature of 65 °C.
Cherry sauce
- Put the cherry juice in a pan, add extra sugar if desired and bring to the boil.
- Dissolve the cornflour in a little water or cherry beer and add to the juice.
- Once thickened, add the cherries and turn the heat very low.
Finishing touches
- Slice the meatloaf to your preferred thickness and serve with the warm cherry sauce.