Porcini Mushroom Meat Loaf with Mushroom Gravy

Name: Porcini Mushroom Meat Loaf with Mushroom Gravy
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 355 milliliters bread cubes (from 2 slices of hearty bread, crusts removed); 6 Tbsps butter; 1 medium carrot, finely chopped; 1 stalk celery, finely chopped; 414 milliliters chicken stock; 43 grams dried porcini mushrooms (see Notes); 2 eggs; 79 milliliters flat-leaf parsley; 454 grams ground beef (see Notes); 237 milliliters milk; 454 grams pork (see Notes); 2 teaspoons salt; 79 milliliters chopped shallots; 454 grams veal (see Notes); 237 milliliters white wine

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Porcini Mushroom Meat Loaf with Mushroom Gravy a try. One portion of this dish contains approximately 35g of protein, 39g of fat, and a total of 564 calories. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. If you have wine, eggs, veal, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Put mushrooms in a small bowl and pour 2 cups simmering water over them. Stir and let mushrooms sit 15 minutes. In another small bowl, pour milk over bread cubes. Squeeze bread with your fingers to soften completely.

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Bread Cubes

Mushrooms

Bread

Water

Milk

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Bowl

Break the meats into small chunks, then toss together in a large bowl.

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Bowl

Add shallots, parsley, eggs, salt, and pepper.

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Shallot

Parsley

Pepper

Egg

Salt

Use a slotted spoon to remove mushrooms from water; reserve liquid. Chop mushrooms fine and add about three-quarters to meat mixture; set remaining mushrooms aside. Gently squeeze bread to remove excess milk and add it to meat mixture; discard milk. Using your hands, gently mix bread, meat, and seasonings until blended. Form mixture into a ball, transfer to a large, heavy-bottomed metal roasting pan, and pat into a rounded loaf.

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Seasoning

Mushrooms

Bread

Water

Meat

Milk

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Slotted Spoon

Roasting Pan

Sprinkle carrot, celery, and remaining mushrooms in bottom of pan.

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Mushrooms

Carrot

Celery

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Frying Pan

Pour in 3/4 cup each of mushroom soaking liquid (strain out any sediment, if necessary) and chicken stock.

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Chicken Stock

Mushrooms

Bake until outside of loaf is browned and interior measures 180 on a meat thermometer, about 90 minutes.

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Meat

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Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Transfer meat loaf to a platter. Set roasting pan over 2 stovetop burners on high heat.

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Meat

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Roasting Pan

Stove

Pour in wine and use a wooden spoon to loosen vegetables and browned bits.

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Vegetable

Wine

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Wooden Spoon

Add remaining mushroom liquid and chicken stock and simmer until liquid is reduced by half. Reduce heat to medium and whisk in butter; sauce will thicken slightly.

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Chicken Stock

Mushrooms

Butter