🇭🇺 Hungarian Meatloaf (Stefánia Szelet)

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👩‍🍳 Instructions:

Rest & slice:
Let it rest for 10 minutes before slicing. You’ll see the beautiful egg center in each slice!🛒 Ingredients:

Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).

Prepare the mixture:
In a large bowl, combine ground meat, chopped onion, garlic, 1 raw egg, soaked bread (or breadcrumbs), paprika, salt, pepper, mustard, and marjoram. Mix well until fully combined.

Shape the loaf:
On a baking tray lined with parchment paper, flatten the meat mixture into a rectangle.

Add the eggs:
Place the peeled hard-boiled eggs in a line down the center.

Form the loaf:
Carefully fold the meat around the eggs, shaping it into a loaf and sealing the edges.

Bake:
Drizzle or brush with oil, then bake for about 50–60 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through.

• 500 g (1 lb) ground pork (or pork & beef mix)
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 egg (for the mixture)
• 2–3 hard-boiled eggs (for the center)
• 2 slices bread (soaked in milk, then squeezed) or ½ cup breadcrumbs
• 1 teaspoon paprika (Hungarian sweet paprika preferred)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon mustard (optional)
• 1 teaspoon marjoram (optional but traditional)
• 2 tablespoons oil

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👩‍🍳 Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
2. Prepare the mixture:
   In a large bowl, combine ground meat, chopped onion, garlic, 1 raw egg, soaked bread (or breadcrumbs), paprika, salt, pepper, mustard, and marjoram. Mix well until fully combined.
3. Shape the loaf:
   On a baking tray lined with parchment paper, flatten the meat mixture into a rectangle.
4. Add the eggs:
   Place the peeled hard-boiled eggs in a line down the center.
5. Form the loaf:
   Carefully fold the meat around the eggs, shaping it into a loaf and sealing the edges.
6. Bake:
   Drizzle or brush with oil, then bake for about 50–60 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through.
7. Rest & slice:
   Let it rest for 10 minutes before slicing. You’ll see the beautiful egg center in each slice!