MEAT LOAF
In a large bowl gather:
12oz ground hot sausage
12oz ground turkey, dark meat
12oz ground lamb
6oz ricotta cheese
2oz pine nuts
1oz raisins
4oz bread cubes soaked in milk for five minutes and then squeezed dry
A scant cup of Romano cheese, grated
A scant cup of chopped fresh parsley and/or fresh basil
In a separate bowl gather:
2 large eggs
½ t salt
Generous gratings of black pepper
1T herbes-de-Provence vigorously finger-rubbed in our palm
1/2t each of garlic and onion powders
Beat the egg mix and pour it over the ground meat.
Make an Aromatic Paste in a Food Chopper:
3oz each:
fresh onions, carrots, celery, green bell peppers
With touches of a chili pepper and fresh garlic
Add the paste to the meat loaf
With our fingers, thoroughly mix the ingredients until the meats are mixed well and the egg is part of the mix.
Generously oil a 12x9 baking pan and form the meat loaf into it.
Cover the meat loaf with 3 strips of bacon
Bake for 45minutes @ 375*
Remove the bacon
Bake uncovered for another 45 minutes
Temperature should read 160*
The meat loaf needs a sauce so I created this. It's delicious and easy and useful in a lot of ways.
Especially on noodles to serve with the meat loaf.