I hope this isn't too late - I knew I had the recipe, but couldn't remember where!
See below Regards thistle down.
SURPRISE LOAF (a Robert Carrier Recipe)
1 large crusty sandwich loaf, unsliced.
75g butter
1 large onion, finely chopped
50g mushrooms, finely chopped
225gr ham diced
125gr back bacon, diced
450gr cooked chicken, diced
¹ tsp each of mace, dried tarragon & dried thyme
1 tbls freshly chopped parsley
salt & freshly ground pepper
1 med size egg, beaten
Undercooked Christmas salmon debateNo, I would not have eaten it (I poach salmon, and I eat salmon sashimi - regularly): First, what you describe is salmon that was not cooked through, as proper poaching would have done...
2 hardboiled eggs sliced.
1. Heat oven to 200C-400F. Cut 15 mm or 1-2ins off the top or the loaf lengthwise. Carefully remove the soft bread inside, but leave 15mm or 1-2 ins all around the inside to keep the shape of the loaf intact. Reserve 45ml-3tbs of the soft bread (save the rest for making crumbs)
2. Melt 50g butter. Brush the inside & outside of the loaf and its lid with it.
3. Put the lid on the loaf, place on a baking sheet & bake 8-10 mins until golden.
4. Melt the remaining butter in a frypan, add the onion & sautˇ for 7 mins.
5. Add the mushrooms & cook for further 3-4 mins, then transfer the mixture to a large bowl, including any butter in the pan.
6. Add the diced ham, bacon, & chicken, then stir in the mace & herbs, Tear the reserved bread into small pieces & add them to bowl. Season lightly with Salt & Pepper, then bind the mixture with the beaten egg, stirring well.
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7. Put half the mixture into the loaf case, then arrange the sliced hard boiled eggs along the middle, from one end to the other,. Cover with the remaining mixture pressing well down.
8. Cover the loaf with its lid, then wrap it in heavy duty foil and bake it in the centre of the oven for 1 hour.
9. Remove the loaf from the oven and let it cool in the foil. Refrigerate (overnight, it wished) and cut into thick slices to serve.
