German Meatloaf (Falscher Hase)

Step 1

Boil three of the eggs in a small pot for around 10 minutes. Then remove them from the pot, run them under cold water, and set them aside.

Step 2

In the meantime, heat the oil in a frying pan and sauté the chopped onion until it gets translucent. Remove it from the heat and set aside.

Step 3

In a medium-sized bowl, combine the ground pork, ground beef, breadcrumbs, sautéed onion, salt, pepper, paprika, and mustard. Also, add the one egg that is still raw.

Step 4

Mix everything in the bowl with your clean hands until well combined.

Step 5

Preheat the oven to 390 degrees Fahrenheit.

Step 6

Prepare your small loaf pan (approx. 8.5 inches long). We like cutting a small piece of parchment paper to fit the pan and placing it in before adding the meat. That will make it really easy to lift out the meatloaf later.

Step 7

Place slightly less than half of the meat mixture into the bottom of the loaf pan and spread it out until it is evenly distributed.

Step 8

Now peel the three eggs that you boiled earlier. Place the whole eggs on top of the meat in the loaf pan. Orient the eggs so that they are end to end lengthwise in the pan. Be sure to keep the eggs away from the edges so that you can place meat around them in the next step.

Step 9

Add the rest of the meat around and on top of the eggs and press everything down slightly. You can make the top slightly rounded off with a curve for a nicer look.

Step 10

Bake the meatloaf in the middle rack of your oven for around 40-45 minutes.

Step 11

Remove the meatloaf from the oven and let it sit for a couple of minutes before removing it from the loaf pan. You can capture the fat drippings/liquid and use it to make a gravy (just be aware that it would be quite fatty). Serve this meatloaf with boiled or mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables.