Wagyu meatloaf

METHOD

1. Preheat oven to 180ºC.
2. Finely chop the onion and gently fry in some butter until soft. This normally takes five minutes. Add the crushed garlic and cook for a further minute. Do not allow garlic to burn.
3. In a bowl combine the minced meat with the eggs, parsley, breadcrumbs, paprika, sauces and cooled onion.
4. Mix together and season well.
5. Press mixture into a loaf tin or terrine mould. Cook in a water bath in oven for 50 minutes.
6. Allow to rest for 10 minutes before turning meatloaf out. Slice into portions and serve with tomato relish and green beans sprinkled with flaked almonds.

Tomato Relish

1. Cook the onion in butter without colour for five minutes.
2. Add the crushed garlic and cook for a further minute.
3. Add the vinegar and brown sugar and allow to reduce until thick and syrupy.
4. Add diced tomatoes, salt and bay leaves to the pan and cook over a low heat for 30 minutes.
5. Once cooked, remove from the heat and add the bunch of basil.
6. Allow to cool and then remove basil and bay leaves.
7. Check seasoning.
8. Simply reheat to serve.