Leberkäse
(Also called Fleischkäse, a German style meatloaf)

Ingredients:

1 .5 lbs of meat mix
For this project I used;
1 / 2 lb ground pork
1 / 2 lb ground beef
1 / 2 lb ground veal

for richer blend use for the pork, neck meat. this is very flavorful. Also you can substitute 1 / 4 lb. bacon or pork fat for some of the veal.

If you can’t find the veal then I substitute pork.

4 oz. of shaved ice about 1 cup

Seasonings:
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon “Pink Curing Salt”
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1 /2 teaspoon mace or nutmeg
1 / 2 teaspoon ground coriander
1 / 2 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon marjoram
1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger or 1/2 teaspoon powdered ginger
1 / 4 teaspoon cardamom
1 / 2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 / 2 medium onion chopped
1 or 2 cloves garlic

Directions:

pre-heat oven to 350 degrees

1. Mix the dry spices, salt and pepper in a bowl.
2. Put ice cubes in a food processor and grind fine,
reserve 1 cup and keep in freezer till ready to use.
3. Place half of the meat, spice mix and ice in the food processor and grind till very smooth. This takes about 2 to 3 minutes. Place in a bowl and grind the other half. Add back the first half and add the onion, garlic, lemon and ginger and blend till smooth.
4. Spray a loaf pan with non stick spray or grease it.
Add the mix and bake for 60 to 90 minutes, till 165 degrees. It will be very firm and will have pulled away from the sides of the loaf pan.

Cool slightly and remove from pan. Serve a finger thick slices, with fried potatoes or potato salad, spicy German mustard, and rye bread or pretzel.

You can also serve a nice thick slice on a brötchen or a good bread roll.

For breakfast fry up a slice and serve it on toast with a sunny side up egg and fried onions.