Pan de carne – meatloaf with egg and Russian salad
Minced beef seasoned with onion, garlic, parsley and nutmeg, shaped into a loaf around hard-boiled eggs and baked, served with Russian salad (potato, carrot and peas in mayonnaise). Many fill it with ham and cheese, and leftovers are eaten cold the next day.
- 1 h 25Time
- 35 minHands-on
- 4Portions
- ≈ $ 3.400per portion
- 850kcal per portion
Ingredients for 4 portions
- 3Eggs, hard-boiled
- 1Yellow onion, finely chopped
- 2 clovesGarlic, finely chopped
- 2 tbspParsley, chopped
- 1 tbspRapeseed oil
- 800 gBeef mince
- 2Eggs, for the meat
- 60 gBreadcrumbs
- to tasteNutmeg
- to tasteSalt
- to tasteBlack pepper
On the side
- 600 gPotato, in small dice
- 2Carrots, in small dice
- 150 gGreen peas, frozen
- 4 tbspMayonnaise
Method
- Hard-boil the eggs for 10 minutes, cool them under cold water and peel.
- Chop the onion, garlic and parsley.
- Gently fry the onion in the oil for about 5 minutes until soft, then let it cool slightly.
- Heat the oven to 180 °C. In a bowl, mix the minced beef with the eggs, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, parsley, nutmeg, salt and pepper, working it together with your hands.
- On a baking tray lined with baking paper, press half the meat into a rectangle, lay the boiled eggs in a row down the middle and cover with the rest. Shape into a loaf and seal the edges well.
- Bake for 50 minutes until browned and cooked through.
- Meanwhile, peel the potatoes and carrots and cut them into small dice.
- Boil the potatoes and carrots in salted water for about 15 minutes, until tender but still holding their shape; add the peas for the last 3 minutes. Drain and leave to cool.
- Mix the cooled vegetables with the mayonnaise and season with salt.
- Let the meatloaf rest for 10 minutes out of the oven.
- Cut into thick slices and serve with the Russian salad.
The cost is estimated from average prices in Argentina (INDEC, Precios al consumidor de una selección de alimentos, bebidas y otros artículos: Gran Buenos Aires (GBA; INDEC publishes no national average). Brought forward with the GBA food CPI (IPC, Alimentos y bebidas no alcohólicas)., 2026-08).