Oliver Clarks Meat Loaf Recipes

MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4.
• Trim each fennel bulb and chop into eight wedges, then place in a large roasting tray, drizzle with oil, season with sea salt and black pepper and roast for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, peel and dice the onions and carrots, place in a large pan with 1 tablespoon of oil on a medium-low heat and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Pick the herb leaves, finely chop half of them and add to the veg pan, saving the rest for later.
• Leave the veg to cool completely, then tear in the mozzarella and add the breadcrumbs, minced meat, mustard, eggs, and a good pinch of sea salt and black pepper. Scrunch and mix well, then shape into a loaf.
• Make a space in the middle of the fennel tray and sit the meatloaf in the centre. Criss-cross the smoky bacon over the meatloaf, drizzle with a little oil, then cover the tray with tin foil.
• Roast for 30 minutes, then remove from the oven and discard the foil.
• Mix the chicken stock, jam and tomato purée together in a jug until smooth, then pour into the tray. Toss the reserved herbs with a little oil and scatter into the tray, then return to the oven for a final 45 minutes, or until cooked through.
• If the juices need thickening at this stage, simply put the tray on the hob to reduce for a few minutes, until they're the consistency of your liking, skimming away any fat from the surface, if needed.
• Serve the meatloaf, sweet fennel and juices with mash and seasonal greens.

OLIVER CLARK'S MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Saute garlic in 2 tablespoons of oil till lightly brown and onions till translucent. Remove to a bowl. Add a dash of salt and pepper.
• Saute mushrooms in the remaining oil until water is released, about two minutes, and remove them to the bowl. Add more salt and pepper.
• In a bowl, place everything except the eggs and bacon. Paw at it with two forks, combining thoroughly but not overmixing.
• Mix in the eggs and the ingredients of the first bowl.
• Bake in the oven for an hour.
• Midway through the baking time, saute the bacon till half-cooked, then adorn the meat loaf with it and finish cooking.

OLIVER CLARK'S MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Saute garlic in 2 tbls oil till lightly browned and onions till translucent. Remove to a bowl, add a dash of salt and pepper. Saute mushrooms in the remainingoil until water is released, about two minutes. and remove them to the bowl. Add more salt and pepper. Put all other ingredients except the eggs and bacon in a second bowl.Combine thoroughly, but do not overmix. Mix in the eggs and the ingredients of the first bowl. Bake in the oven for an hour. Saute the bacon until half done. Mid-way through baking the meat loaf lay the bacon across top of the loaf. Serves 6 to 8.