• The oven is preheated to 230 degrees Celcius and set up for normal heat.

Meatloaf

• Fry bacon cubes it lightly on a hot pan. It should not brown but just have a little heat. When it is finished, set it aside.
  150 g bacon
• Put ground beef and pork in a large bowl, add salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper and mix it thoroughly.
  500 g ground beef, 500 g ground pork, 2.5 tsp salt, ¼ tsp pepper, ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
• Then add grated onion, breadcrumbs, whipped cream, eggs, and the bacon cubes you just heated.
  2 eggs, 1 onion, 2 dl breadcrumbs, 1.5 dl whipping cream
• Stir the meat mixture thoroughly until it has become a smooth mince without lumps.
• Then form a meatloaf, and place slices of bacon on top. Then place the loaf in an ovenproof dish.
  12 slices bacon
• Place the dish with the meatloaf in the middle of the preheated oven and cook it now for 15 minutes at 230 degrees Celcius. Then add water to the dish and lower the heat in the oven to 180 degrees Celcius.
  5 dl water
• Now the meatloaf has to be cooked at 180 degrees Celcius for approx. 45 minutes, or until the core temperature is 75 degrees Celcius.
• When the time is up, take the dish out of the oven and pour the liquid into a pot. The dish can then be placed in the oven again if the bacon on top lacks a little color.

Gravy

• Bring the liquid from the dish to a boil and add cream, gravy browning, stock, red wine vinegar, and redcurrant jelly. Season the sauce with salt and pepper.
  2 dl whipping cream, 1 pork stock cube, 1 tbsp gravy browning, 1 tbsp currant jelly, ½ tsp red wine vinegar, Salt, Pepper
• In a small bowl, mix the cornstarch and a little water, and whisk it into the sauce to thicken it.
  1.5 tbsp cornstarch
• When the sauce is thick and delicious, it is poured into a preheated bowl or into a sauce can and placed on the table.
• Remove the finished meatloaf from the oven and now cut it into suitable slices.
• Serve gravy and slices of meatloaf together with potatoes, caramel potatoes, green peas, and red currant jam.