Since we’re still focusing on German cuisine, this week for Taste the World I made German Meatloaf!  I took the original recipe and tweaked it slightly so that the portion was correct for us, and altered a few of the ingredients.  Here is what it looked like:

Here is the German Meatloaf Recipe a la Alison:

Ingredients:

1 cup of bread crumbs

2 cups of sauerkraut, rinsed and drained

1 egg, lightly beaten

1/4 cup coconut milk (any milk will do)

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 tsp. cumin

1 tsp. chili powder

1 tsp. black pepper

2 lbs. ground beef

Combine all the ingredients together in a bowl and mix well.  Pour the mixture into an ungreased loaf pan and spread evenly.  Bake at 350F for 60 minutes or until cooked in the centre.  Remove from the oven and and let it sit for 10 minutes before cutting.

The review: It was a nice change to the regular meatloaf that we enjoy.  Ironically I didn’t really taste the sauerkraut!  There wasn’t really one flavour that stood out more than another.  It wouldn’t call it bland, but I wouldn’t call it super flavourful either.  The original recipe called for 2 tbsp. of ketchup or chili sauce, neither of which I had on hand, so perhaps that might have helped it, but I’m not sure it wouldn’t done a whole lot.  And of course, I skipped the caraway seed which would definitely have given it that German feel.  I think since I don’t keep the caraway seed in my home usually the cumin was a good substitute (or so I’ve been told), but I’d up it to 1 tbsp. maybe.  All in all a lovely dinner though!  My husband ate seconds, and that’s usually a good sign…     

This post is linked to: Finer Things, Food on Fridays and Frugal Friday.