Honey-tomato-glazed meatloaf
This style of cooking meatloaf is more common in the United States, where the meatloaf is often covered with a thicker tomato paste glaze and cooked for a long time at a lower temperature until the meat is tender and juicy. Cooking this meatloaf with vegetables also adds juiciness to the meat, which adds moisture to the cooking process.

Preparation time: 2.5 hours
Level: Easy
Quantity: About 2 kg of meatloaf
Ingredients:
Meatloaf:
1.5 kg of good-quality mixed minced beef and pork
About 100 g of breadcrumbs
Three medium onions, chopped
Two medium carrots, coarsely grated
2 eggs
About 50 g of sour cream
A handful of fresh parsley, chopped
Sea salt and black pepper to season
0.5 tsp of garlic powder
0.5 tsp of dried oregano
0.5 tsp of dried thyme
Cooking oil for greasing the baking dish
Tomato glaze:
5 tbsp of tomato paste
2 tbsp of oil
Sea salt and black pepper
2 tbsp of liquid honey
Water, if necessary, to make the glaze easier to spread, but it should not be runny.
Vegetables:
1 red bell pepper
1 medium zucchini
2 medium carrots
Sauce:
Vegetables cooked with meatloaf
150 ml whipped cream
100 g melted cheese
Sea salt and black pepper as needed
Vegetable puree:
One celeriac, chopped
2 carrots
6 medium potatoes
200 ml whipped cream
Sea salt and black pepper to taste
0.25 tsp dried oregano
0.25 tsp dried thyme

Preparation:
- Mix the minced meat, chopped onion, sour cream, eggs, breadcrumbs, chopped parsley, and seasonings.
- Mix all the ingredients into a smooth dough. The dough should not be too liquid so that the pikkpois does not fall apart.
- Cut the bell pepper, zucchini, and carrots into pieces.
- Form the minced meat mixture into a loaf about 9-10 cm high and 12-15 cm wide. Place it in a large, oiled baking dish.
- Pour the chopped vegetables next to the meatloaf.
- Brush the meatloaf with the glaze. Brush the meatloaf with the glaze several times during baking.
- Place the baking dish with the meatloaf in the oven and bake at 180 degrees for about 2 hours. During this time, brush the meatloaf with the glaze at least 3 times.
- While the meatloaf is baking, prepare the vegetable puree. Chop the celeriac, carrots, and peeled potatoes into smaller pieces, and add water so that the vegetables are covered with water. Season with sea salt and cook until the vegetables are soft.
- When the vegetables are cooked until soft, pour off some of the water, but leave it if it becomes clear that the puree is too thick and needs to be diluted. Add the whipped cream and puree with a hand blender until smooth. Season with sea salt and black pepper, oregano, and thyme if desired.
- When the meatloaf is ready, carefully transfer the meatloaf to a cutting board.
- Pour the vegetables that have cooked with the meatloaf into a saucepan, add the melted chees and whipped cream and season if necessary, and puree with a hand blender until smooth. Bring the sauce to a boil to thicken slightly. If the sauce is too thick, add whipped cream or water.
- Cut the meatloaf into slices about 2.5 to 3 cm thick and serve with the vegetable puree and sauce.
Ready!!






























