MasterChef Mystery Box Challenge: "Create a restaurant-worthy dish from your childhood." This recipe is similar to the one seen on MasterChef but has been modified with some variations and additions.
1teaspoon sesame oil more for the baking tray and hands for making loaves
1large egg
1tablespoonblack soy sauce
1tablespoonregular soy sauce
2teaspoonChinese 5 Spice
½teaspoonground pepper
1teaspoonsalt
1tablespoonprepared Blackberry Hoisin Sauce
Blackberry Hoisin Sauce
1cupfresh blackberriesMore reserved for garnish
¼cup hoisin sauce
½cupblackberry jam
¼cupbrown sugar
2 Tablespoonsketchup
¼ cupwater
1 teaspoongochugaru or chili flakes
Instructions
For the Blackberry Sauce
Wash and pat dry blackberries. Cook in a sauce pan over medium heat
Add hoisin, ketchup, blackberry jam, brown sugar, water, and chili flakes to the fresh blackberries. Cook until thick. About 12-18 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve.
For the Meatloaf
In a small bowl, combine bread crumbs and milk. Mix well and allow the crumbs to bloom for 5 minutes before adding to the meat mixture
Add ground pork, beef, chopped onions, spices, egg, hoisin, and ketchup in a large bowl. Add the bread and milk mixture and stir unit the meat mix comes together. Don't over-mix.
Form equal portions of meat into large mounds. Arrange meat loaves on the parchment-lined tray, leaving about an inch between. Bake in 400F preheated oven for 18-20 minutes. Remove and brush with more sauce. Return to the oven and cook until the center reads 165F
Notes
This recipe calls for a shorter cooking time because you make smaller individual loaves. You will cut the best middle portions to plate the dish or serve whole.