This is a budget meal for all the family but a delicious and flavourful loaf at the same time. It is baked in an oven bag and can be served hot or cold.
Ingredients
Loaf
- 8 dried apricots chopped
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 4 slices bread stale
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/2 tsp orange rind grated *optional
- 500 g sausage meat
- 40 g cream of chicken soup packet
- 1 onion finely chopped
Sauce
- 1 tbs tomato sauce
- 1 tbs sweet chilli sauce
- 1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
Method
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Step 1Pour the boiling water over the apricots in a bowl and leave to stand.
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Step 2Combine the 3 sauces ingredients in a medium sized oven bag. Stand the bag up right in a loaf tin or a suitable baking dish.
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Step 3Drain water from apricots, add the bread including the crusts, egg and the orange juice. Mash the bread with a fork to soften it.
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Step 4Add the sausage meat, chicken soup mix and onion. Mix all ingredients together thoroughly using hands. Form mixture into a big egg shape and place into the bottom of the oven bag with sauce. Rotate in bag so all the surfaces are coated with the sauce mix.
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Step 5Reshape loaf if necessary, then stand the bag upright in the baking tin, with the top folded over loosely several times.
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Step 6Bake at 150C for 45 minutes then open the bag so the top of the loaf will dry. Bake for 15 minutes longer.
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Step 7Allow to stand in the bag for 5-10 minutes before lifting onto a board for slicing.
Recipe Notes
If serving cold, serve with a lovely, green salad or broccoli or rice salad.
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