Simon Rimmer's Meatloaf

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 pint milk
• 300 g bread, cubed
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/8 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 100 g celery, finely chopped
• 225 g bacon lardons, cooked
• 700 g minced beef
• 200 g ground lamb
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 3 slices smoked streaky bacon
• 1 red bell pepper, deseeded and chopped
• 1 yellow bell pepper, deseeded and chopped
• 35 ml olive oil
• 15 ml wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sherry wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 beat the egg and milk together and pour over the bread, let stand for 15 minutes.
• 2 mash bread really well with a fork, season with salt and pepper and add the mustard, herbs, onion, celery and bacon lardons.
• 3 mix well then add the meat and the worcestershire sauce.
• 4 chill for at least 2 hours, overnight is better.
• 5 preheat oven to 350°f, turn the mixture into a 12x5.5-inch loaf tin and top with the bacon slices.
• 6 cook for 55 minutes, take out of oven and let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.
• 7 to make the sauce, fry the peppers until soft, whiz in a blender with the other ingredients until smooth.
• 8 pass through a sieve and season.