French Meat Loaf Or GÂteau De Viande Recipes

FRENCH LOAVES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add salt, sugar and 2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape into 12-in.-long loaves., Place seam side down on a greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Preheat oven to 450°. Sprinkle loaves with cornmeal. With a sharp knife, make four shallow slashes across the top of each loaf. Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

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 MEAT LOAF OR GÂTEAU DE VIANDE

Steps:

• 1.) Melt the butter and add garlic, shallots. Cook for a few minutes, add the mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Cook on high water until has evaporated. Add coriander. 2.) Put meat in mixing bowl, add tomatoes and onions. Ad the chicken livers, breadcrumbs, nutmeg, egg, parsley, salt and pepper. Blend well. 3.) Spoon into a small loaf pan and pat down. Set it in a larger pan and pour boiling water around it. 4.) Put both pans on the stove and bring to boil. 5.) Cover the meat and put both pans with water in the oven. Cook for one hour. 6.) Remove foil and bake for 15 minutes more. 7.) Serve hot or cold with cornichon pickles and good mustard.

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 MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the eggs, soup and contents of stuffing package; mix well. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into a loaf in a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour or until meat is no longer pink and a thermometer reads 160°. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

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 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.