Recipe: Pickle Loaf

Pickle Loaf
Source: Make Your Own Convenience Foods

1 1/2 lbs ground beef, broken up
1/2 lb ground pork, broken up
1/2 cup water
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1 Tbsp tamari sauce
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 cup instant nonfat dry milk
1/4 cup drained sweet pickle relish

Combine beef, pork and water. Cook 10 minutes in pressure cooker (or in a frying pan until done). Drain, reserving liquid.

Place hot liquid and gelatin in blender and blend until dissolved (use caution with hot liquid in blender).

Add garlic powder, onion powder, tamari, salt and pepper. Blend again.

Add the cooked meat, a little at a time and blend to a smooth puree.

Add dry milk and blend thoroughly.

Stir in pickle relish.

Spoon into a greased 8x4x2 1/2-inch aluminum foil loaf pan and chill overnight.

Pull sides and ends of pan away from meat and turn loaf out. Slice.