French Meat Loaf Or GÂteau De Viande Recipes

RUSTIC FRENCH MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475°F with rack in middle.
• Soak bread crumbs in milk in a small bowl.
• Cook onion, garlic, and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper in oil in a small skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Cool slightly.
• Purée livers in a blender, then transfer to a large bowl. Add pork, veal, prunes, pistachios, thyme, eggs, bread-crumb mixture, onion mixture, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and gently mix with your hands until just combined.
• Transfer meatloaf mixture to an 81/2- by 41/2-inch glass loaf pan (see cooks' note, below) and bake, covered with foil, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into center registers 165°F, 50 to 55 minutes. Let rest 5 minutes. Cover top of meatloaf with parsley before slicing.
• Serve with:
• buttered boiled potatoes

MEAT PATE (GATEAU DE VIANDE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Put the chicken breast into the container of a food processor and blend it to a coarse grind. Or put it through a medium blade of a meat grinder. Set aside.
• Put the chicken livers into the container of a food processor or electric blender and process to a fine puree. Set aside.
• Heat the tablespoon of butter in a heavy skillet and add the onion, garlic, thyme and diced pepper. Cook, stirring often, until the mixture is wilted.
• Chop the spinach coarsely and add it. Cook, stirring, until it is wilted. Spoon and scrape the mixture into a mixing bowl. Let cool briefly.
• Add the liver puree, chicken, one cup of bread crumbs, veal, egg and nutmeg. Add salt and pepper to taste. Blend thoroughly.
• Lightly butter a loaf pan measuring nine by five by two and three-quarter inches. Spoon in the mixture and smooth it over on top. Sprinkle with remaining bread crumbs.
• Cover the loaf pan closely with aluminum foil. Place the loaf pan in a larger pan and pour an inch or so of water around it. Bring the water to the boil on top of the stove. Place the pans in the oven and bake one hour and 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Chill thoroughly before unmolding.

FRENCH MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Combine bread cubes and milk; let stand until milk is absorbed.
• Mix lightly with ground beef, celery, carrot, onion egg, horseradish, salt and pepper.
• Shape into a loaf in a shallow baking pan.
• bake at 350 1 hour or until brown.

FRENCH MARKET MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Cook first 8 ingredients in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring often, 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Drain on paper towels; cool.
• Stir together ground beef and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl; stir in sausage mixture. Shape meat mixture into an 11 1/2- by 4-inch loaf; place in a lightly greased aluminum foil-lined 15- by 10-inch jellyroll pan.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 50 minutes or until meat mixture is no longer pink in center; drain meat loaf, and let stand 10 minutes. Serve with Tomato Gravy.
• To make Tomato Gravy, melt butter and whisk in flour and cook, whisking constantly for 1 minute. Gradually whisk in broth and tomato sauce. Reduce heat and simmer until thickened. Whisk in salt and pepper.

FRENCH ONION MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray; spread ketchup and brown sugar over the bottom.
• Combine beef, French-fried onions, bread crumbs, eggs, sour cream, milk, soup mix, garlic, salt, pepper, and ginger in a large bowl. Mix well and shape into a loaf over the ketchup and brown sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

FRENCH ONION MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine ground beef, condensed French onion soup, bread crumbs, oats, beaten egg, dried parsley, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Mix well. Pack into a loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Let rest 5 minutes before cutting.