Greek meatloaf

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 1 kg minced meat, mixed
• 3 eggs
• 250 g bacon, diced
• 2 onions
• 1 clove(s) garlic
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 200 g feta cheese or sheep’s cheese
• 150 ml cream
• ½ bunch chives
• 50 g pine nuts
• 1 roll, from the day before
• Thyme and basil
• butter
• salt and pepper
• Paprika powder, hot

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes

Cut the chives into small rolls, soak the bread rolls in water, squeeze dry, and mix with the minced meat, eggs, tomato paste, chives, salt, pepper, and paprika. Fry the diced bacon in a pan, add the finely diced onions and finely chopped garlic, and sauté. Then mix with the meatloaf mixture. Finely dice the feta and mix with the cream, thyme, and basil until it forms a paste. Place about 3/4 of the meatloaf mixture into a buttered baking dish, pull up the edges to create a well in the center. Pour the feta mixture into this well. Cover with the remaining minced meat and place in a preheated oven at 200°C (top/bottom heat) or 180°C (fan oven) for about 60 minutes. After about 40 minutes, sprinkle the meatloaf with the pine nuts. Serve with flatbread and, if desired, tomato ketchup.