serves 4

ingredients

25g/1oz butter 450g/1lb minced beef

1 onion, chopped

2 garlic cloves, crushed 50g/2oz bulgur wheat, soaked 25g/1oz Parmesan cheese

1 celery stick trimmed and sliced

2 tablespoons horseradish sauce 2 tablespoons tomato purйe

2 tablespoons instant oatmeal

1 tablespoon chopped fresh

thyme leaves salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the relish

2 tablespoons horseradish sauce 150ml/5fl oz sour cream

Grease and line the bottom of a 700g/11⁄2lb loaf tin. Preheat the oven to

180°C/350°F/Gas mark 4.

Melt the butter in a large pan, and add the minced beef, onion and

garlic. Sautй, stirring, for 7 minutes until the meat is brown and sealed.

Transfer the mixture to a bowl, and add the remaining ingredients. Mix

well, season and spoon into the prepared tin. Cover with foil.

Stand the loaf tin in a roasting tin, and add 2.5cm/1in of water.

Carefully place in the oven and cook for 11⁄2 hours.

Mix together the relish ingredients in a bowl. Turn out the meatloaf and

garnish with the fresh thyme. Serve with fresh vegetables and the relish

as a condiment.