Best French Meatloaf - Gateau de Viande
A summer meatloaf to serve with a fresh green salad.
Servings: 12
Calories: 181kcal
Ingredients
- 2 pounds of chicken meat
- ½ cup of bread crumbs
- ½ of heavy cream
- 1 egg white
- 4 scallions finely chopped
- 1 sweet potato that has been cooked and cooled into cubes
- ½ cup cup of peas
- 1 garlic clove
- 3 ounces of cooked ham cut into ⅜ cubes
- ½ cup shelled pistachio nuts
- 3 tablespoon tarragon
- 1 ½ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Trim all the fat and tendons from the chicken and cut into cubes
- Put in the food processor, remove all white stringy pieces
- In a large mixing bowl, soak bread crumbs in cream.
- Add the pureed chicken, egg white, scallions, sweet potato, peas, garlic, ham, pistachio nuts, tarragon, nutmeg and salt and pepper.
- Mix until everything is combined
- Lay out a piece of extra-wide strong foil about 18 inch long.
- Spoon the chicken in and make a log about 12 inches long.
- Bring the together the long side of the foil and fold over the securely enclosed
- Transfer into a baking dish and bake for 1 ½ hours in the oven at 375º degrees.
- Let cool and slice the log
Nutrition
Calories: 181kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 185mg | Potassium: 559mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1665IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1.5mg