Mitlof, or meat bread, is traditionally prepared from minced meat with adding crackers and vegetables such as onions, celery, carrots. But try to diversify its taste by adding apples, cranberries and cheese. An interesting flavor combination will also add cider sauce. Mitlof from minced turkey is an alternative to baked turkey Thanksgiving, a holiday founded by pilgrims who arrived in America in search of religious freedom. On your table is the dish can be a great treat for the New Year and Christmas и на любой другой праздник. 
Time: 1 hour. 45 minutes Difficulty: easy Servings: 6 Measured containers are used in recipes volume: 1 cup (st.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml. 1/2 cups (st.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cup (Art.) – 60 ml. 1 tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1 teaspoon (tsp) – 5 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
Mitlof
- 900 gr. minced meat from turkey (a mixture of white and dark meat)
- 3 tbsp. l (45 gr.) Butter
- 1 tbsp. l olive oil and a little more for lubrication
- 1 tbsp. l chopped thyme
- 2 – 3 small stalks of celery with leaves, finely chopped
- 1 small apple, peeled and chopped
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1.5 tbsp. crackers with herbs
- 1 – 1.5 tbsp. chicken broth
- 1/3 Art. dried cranberries
- 1 tbsp. mature white cheddar grated
- 1 tbsp. l seasonings for poultry
- 1 large egg
- Cranberry Sauce for Serving
Cider Gravy
- 3 tbsp. l (45 gr.) Butter
- 2 tbsp. l flour with a slide
- 2 tbsp. chicken or turkey broth
- 0.5 tbsp. frothy apple cider
- 1 tbsp. l Worcester sauce
- 1 egg yolk, optional
- Finely chopped parsley for decoration, optional
Recipes with similar ingredients: minced turkey, apples, celery, cranberries, apple cider, Worcestershire sauce, seasoning for poultry, thyme
Recipe preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 200 ° C. Over medium heat in large in a pan, heat the butter and olive oil. Sprinkle in thyme pan, celery, apples, onions, pepper and salt over to taste. Fry vegetables until soft for 7 – 8 minutes. Shift fry in a bowl and let cool.
- Grind crackers in a food processor, pour them into a bowl and pour broth. Pour dried cranberries with hot water to soften, then drain the water. Put the minced meat in a large bowl, salt and pepper to taste. Add the soft crackers, frying apples, cranberries, cheese, seasoning for poultry and egg. Everything is neat mix.
- On a baking sheet covered with parchment, form minced meat loaf 25 cm long and 10 cm high. Sprinkle with butter and bake within 50-60 minutes until cooked and golden crusts.
- Cut the prepared mitlof into slices and serve with gravy from cider and cranberry sauce. Cider Gravy: over medium heat heat butter in a saucepan. Add flour and cook, stirring for 2 minutes. Then pour the broth into the stewpan, cider and worcester sauce. Salt and pepper abundantly. Cook on low heat until the gravy thickens. If you use the yolk, whisk it lightly in a medium-sized bowl. Stirring constantly pour a little gravy from the cider so that the yolk is brewed. Then add remaining sauce and mix. Pour into a gravy boat, sprinkle with parsley and serve.
- Note: This mitlof is ideally served with a side dish of steamed green beans or sweet potato puree. For cooking cook mashed potato diced yam at the rate of one tuber per person. Then drain the water and add the chicken stock, salt, pepper, nutmeg and maple syrup to taste. All carefully crush in mashed potatoes. Mitlof can be stored in the refrigerator in a closed tare. Then preheat in the oven at moderate temperature or cut into slices and heat in a pan with the addition of chicken broth. Cider topping without adding yolk can be prepared advance and store in the refrigerator. Heat it before use over medium heat and enter the yolk according to the recipe.
