Monkey meatloaf

Name: Monkey meatloaf
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 kg Lean beef, minced (Main); 1 small Shallot, diced; 1 Egg, lightly beaten; 1 cup Long grain rice, cooked; 2 Tbsp Mustard, already prepared; 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 cup Mashed banana, approx. 300g (Main)

for 8 people

Jan Bilton

Food writer and cookbook author.

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This meatloaf is made with beef and is sweetened with banana which also keeps it moist and provides extra nutrients. Three medium bananas produce about 1 cup of mashed banana. It is served with a chilli and lime-spiked salsa.

Read about the nutritional benefits of bananas here.

Ingredients

1 kg	Lean beef, minced (Main)
1 small	Shallot, diced
1	Egg, lightly beaten
1 cup	Long grain rice, cooked
2 Tbsp	Mustard, already prepared
2 Tbsp	Worcestershire sauce
1 cup	Mashed banana, approx. 300g (Main)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 180C. Lightly grease a 23cm x 12cm loaf pan.
Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl then pack into the loaf pan.
Bake for about 50 minutes or until cooked.
Great served with a salsa prepared from diced banana, green kiwifruit and chilli seasoned with lemon juice, sugar, chopped coriander, salt and pepper to taste.