Mushroom Meatloaf Cupcakes with Mashed Potato Frosting

[thoreau]

I am so going to try this recipe from Fine Furious Life! Shout out to Perry for the linky!


Mushroom Meatloaf Cupcakes with Mashed Potato Frosting


INGREDIENTS
For the “cupcake”:
1/3 lb. ground veal
1/3 lb. ground chuck
1/3 lb. ground pork
1 small carrot, roughly chopped
1 small onion, roughly diced
2 stalks celery, roughly diced
3/4 cup breadcrumbs
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/4 cup shredded parmesan
2 eggs
Salt and pepper
For the “frosting”:
7.2oz box instant mashed potatoes
Milk, per package instructions
Butter, per package instructions
Beet juice from canned beets
To garnish:
Green pepper, very finely diced

METHOD

For the “cupcake”:

Preheat oven to 350F.

Soak the breadcrumbs in the milk and set aside.

Sweat the vegetables in olive oil until softened. Transfer to a deep bowl and use an immersion blender to puree; alternatively, puree in food processor.

Mix the three meats, eggs, breadcrumbs, parmesan, parsley and vegetable puree in a large bowl until an even consistency is reached.

Place meat mixture in greased muffin tins and bake until brown and shrunken away from the sides, about 20-25 minutes. Remove from tin and cool on rack.

For the “frosting”:

Prepare one sachet of instant mashed potatoes according to package instructions. To prepare the other, substitute beet juice from canned beets for the water called for in the instructions. Allow to cool.
Transfer each batch of mashed potato into a separate pastry bag (or Ziploc bag with a snipped-off corner) with your favourite pastry tip. Pipe onto cupcakes and decorate with diced green pepper.
Reheat in oven or microwave before serving.

It is fully-awesome!

Comments

[geometrician.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to decide if this is leaving me with a craving for meatloaf and mashies, or for cupcakes! Maybe both!

[prisoncitybear.livejournal.com]

Oh my. I will have to find my recipe for sushi roll cupcakes (Made with fruit roll ups, coconut, gummy worms) that would make a perfect pairing.
: )
T

[grizzlyzone.livejournal.com]

You can make little "bacon roses" by rolling a slice of bacon and microwaving them for a minute per slice in a microwave-safe container.

You might want to post this in bearfoodies

[wescobear.livejournal.com]

Okay, but what will dessert look like for this surreal meal? All I could think of were 'Irish Potatos' candies...

[cuyahogarvr.livejournal.com]

Okay, this is a little too gay even for me.......

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

but is that really possible?

[cuyahogarvr.livejournal.com]

.......ummmm...... good point.

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

well - see my latest post...

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

i'm trying to think what the right side dish would be - going with a dessert plate thats not dessert theme.

[billeyler.livejournal.com]

EVEN for you?????

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

I know! I was like - this is Michael we're talking about right?

[greatbearmd.livejournal.com]

Um, these are not low fat muffins! ;)

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

um no. they are not. they are single muffin - single serving little darlings for sure.

[billeyler.livejournal.com]

What a fabulous pot luck recipe!

[rsc.livejournal.com]

Although I think you'd want to label them really clearly.

[billeyler.livejournal.com]

Vegan Cupcakes with Meat.

[ogam.livejournal.com]

These would be great for a holiday buffet! I'm surprised at myself that I can't handle the red mashed potatoes.

For dessert, two possible answers have to be the "TV dinner tray" or a platter of spaghetti & meatballs of cupcakes from the cookbook Hello, Cupcake.

[dendren.livejournal.com]

lordy... talk about confusing... this either looks totally cool or totally grody, I keep going back and forth :P

[fargonrob.livejournal.com]

A very cool idea! There's a whole school of Illusionary food that was big in the 14-17th cent. We don't do it that often anymore, but it's FUN, and this is so perfect.