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Zombie Hand Meatloaf with Mashed Potatoes

A fun and theatrical Halloween main dish featuring a hand-shaped beef meatloaf served with creamy mashed potatoes.

Total time

40 min

Serves

4

Difficulty

2/5

Ingredients

10

Zombie Hand Meatloaf with Mashed Potatoes

Step by step

Method

  1. 01

    Boil the cubed potatoes in a pot with 1500g water and part of the salt until tender, about 15 minutes.

  2. 02

    Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F).

  3. 03

    In a mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, chopped onion, breadcrumb, egg, 3g salt, and 1g black pepper.

  4. 04

    Shape the beef mixture on a parchment-lined baking sheet into a crawling hand with five distinct fingers.

  5. 05

    Attach onion slices to the fingertips as fingernails and spread puréed tomato over the top for a bloody effect.

  6. 06

    Bake for 20 minutes until cooked through.

  7. 07

    Drain and mash the potatoes with butter, remaining salt, and remaining black pepper, then serve alongside the zombie hand.

Prep

15 min

Cook

25 min