Epic Meal Time

So since I'm a total food slut, when I discovered the youtube videos by epicmealtime I obviously fell in love with them instantly. Most of their meals include the staples; meat, cheese and bacon. A lot of bacon. Upon watching many a meaty video, my friends and I were inspired to create an epicmealtime of our own. We took our inspiration from the Meatball Deathstar but in the end it was more like a meatloaf of joy. There isn't much of a recipe list as the basic ingredients are simple. This is more of a guide and hopefully inspiration for other people to create bacon and cheese filled meat dishes.

Epic Meal Time

1kg beef mince
500g grated cheese
1 egg
Salt & pepper
1 packet of Tortellini
1 jar tomato pasta sauce
1 packet of garlic bread

Start by putting the mince, most of the cheese (hold some back to make a couple layers in the meatloaf), egg and any herbs you choose. I went with oregano. Mix up together and then add some seasoning. Put a layer of the meat mixture in the bottom of a loaf tin or big ovenproof dish. Cover the sides too. Then put a layer of cheese down. As you're doing this, you should have the pasta boiling and cook for about 4 mins. Add this next once you've drained the water. Next put a final layer of cheese and the rest of the mince to enclose your little cheesy meat package. We magically had the right amount of everything, hopefully you will have the same kind of luck. Bake in a moderate (190°c/gas mark 5) for about 45 mins or until firm to touch. Turn it out in to a serving dish and pour the heated tomato sauce over the top. Serve with the cooked garlic bread and enjoy!

We also made some candy bacon but were a little overzealous with the heat in the oven so most of it burnt. The bits we rescued were absolutely delicious and I would recommend any one who likes bacon and sugar to try it! Just put some streaky bacon on a tinfoil covered tray and sprinkle with soft brown sugar (it must be dark sugar!) Put in a medium oven (190°c/gas mark 6) until nice a crispy but not black like us!