Meatloaf with Mushrooms

Ingredients

• 750 g lean ground beef
• 100 g fresh mushrooms (finely chopped)
• 1 onion (finely chopped)
• 2 tbsp parsley (finely chopped)
• 1 pickled cucumber (finely chopped)
• 1 egg
• 50 ml whipping cream
• 125 g alpine cheese (finely chopped)
• 2 rolls (soaked in water)
• Pepper (freshly ground)
• 1 Garlic clove
• 200 g breakfast bacon (finely chopped)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Preheat the oven to 190°C. Fry the bacon until crisp in a pan and drain on paper towels. In the bacon fat, sauté mushrooms and onions until translucent and let cool slightly. In a bowl, knead the ground beef with egg, cream, bacon, cheese, parsley, pickled cucumber, and the drained, crumbled rolls. Season with salt, pepper, and optionally a pressed garlic clove.

2. 2.

   Fill the mixture into a greased loaf pan and bake for 70 minutes. Transfer the finished meatloaf to a wooden board and slice. Serve as desired with a root vegetable salad or a green salad. Fresh white bread pairs well.