Ingredients:

• 1 lb minced beef
• 2 oz bread crumbs
• 1 medium onion
• Small can peeled tomatoes (mashed) or ½ lb fresh (peeled, chopped and mashed)
• 1 teaspoon tomato puree
• Few drops tabasco sauce
• 1 teaspoon worcester sauce
• 1 large egg

Method:

1. Pre-heat the oven to Gas Mark 4 (350°F/180°C).
2. Brown the minced beef in a frying pan and then drain off the fat and put into a mixing bowl with the breadcrumbs.
3. Peel, finely chop and saute the onion in the frying pan in a little butter and then add the tomatoes, tomato puree and seasoning. Mash together and then add the egg. Stir well.
4. Add the contents of the frying pan to the minced beef and bread crumbs and mix together firmly.
5. Put the mixture into a lightly greased 1 lb loaf tin and cook for about 1 hour.

Serves 4 - Goes well with Homemade Tomato Sauce. Freezes well but is better if sliced into portions first.