Fruity Ham Meatloaf

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 teaspoons lard (fat from the ham)
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 3 slices peeled cored pineapple
• 2 tablespoons raisins
• 450 g cooked ham, finely chopped (equal to 3 cups)
• 300 g ground lean lamb
• 2 cups fresh breadcrumbs
• 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
• 1/2 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 2 eggs
• 2 large apples, grated
• 2 teaspoons rubbed sage
• 1/4 teaspoon clove

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°f.
• 2 melt the fat in a 9"x5" loaf pan.
• 3 sprinkle the sugar evenly over the bottom, and lay the pineapple slices, cut in half or quarters if need be, in a nice pattern on the bottom.
• 4 fill holes with raisins.
• 5 mix the remaining ingredients, and press the mixture over the pineapple.
• 6 bake for 1 hour& 15 minutes.
• 7 remove the meatloaf from the oven, and let it stand 5 minutes.
• 8 invert it onto serving platter, wait a few seconds, then remove the pan and serve.