Sicilian Meatloaf Food

SICILIAN MEAT ROLL

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the bread crumbs, eggs, tomato juice, parsley, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. Crumble beef over the mixture and mix well. , On a pieces of heavy-duty foil, pat meat mixture into a 12x10-in. rectangle. Place the ham and shredded cheese on loaf to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up, jelly-roll style, beginning with the short end and peeling foil away while rolling. , Place on a greased baking pan with seam side down; seal ends. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until meat is no longer pink and a thermometer reaches 160°. Top with sliced cheese; bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

QUICK AND EASY SICILIAN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lay a 24-inch long sheet of parchment paper down on a work surface.
• Mix together the ground beef, bread crumbs, onion soup mix, barbecue sauce, garlic, egg, flour, and black pepper in a bowl until well combined. Place the meat mixture down on the piece of parchment paper, and pat it into a rectangle shape about 10x16 inches. Lay deli ham slices down on the meat, keeping a 1-inch margin around all sides of the rectangle. Sprinkle Swiss cheese over the ham. Carefully lift up the short edge of the meat square with the parchment paper, and gently nudge and roll up the meat. Seal the edges and ends well. Place the meat roll into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.
• While the roll is cooking, mix together ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, and soy sauce, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Remove the roll from the oven, and spread the ketchup mixture over the roll. Return to the oven for 15 more minutes.

SICILIAN MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Combine eggs, bread crumbs, tomato juice, parsley, oregano, salt, pepper and garlic.
• Stir into beef, mixing well.
• On foil or waxed paper pat meat to a 12 x 10-inch rectangle.
• Arrange ham on top of meat, leaving a margin on edges. Sprinkle shredded cheese on top of ham and roll up.
• Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes at 350°.
• Arrange cheese (triangles) on top and bake another 5 minutes.

SICILIAN STICK TO YOUR RIBS MEAL: MEATLOAF BRASCIOLE (ROLL UPS), PASTA, BROCCOLINI AND RICOTTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Put water on to boil for your pasta.
• Mix meat and next 10 ingredients as if you were making meatloaf. Flatten meat out on a waxed paper lined cookie sheet into a thin layer: 1/2-inch thick, 12 inches long by 6 to 8 inches wide. Cover meat with arugula or spinach, prosciutto and cheese then roll the meat, using the waxed paper to help roll up into a large log, working across the 6 to 8-inch side, resulting in a 12-inch long log. Drizzle the log with extra-virgin olive oil to coat lightly.
• Roast meatroll 20 minutes. Cut into 1-inch slices, 3 pieces per portion, and serve. Make pasta while meat is in the oven.
• Salt water and cook off pasta, about 7 to 8 minutes to al dente, with a bite to it. Drain and return pasta to hot pot.
• While pasta cooks, place broccolini in 1-inch of water in a sauce pot and bring up to a boil. Add salt to the water and add the trimmed broccolini. Cover and cook 5 minutes, drain and reserve.
• To hot, cooked pasta add a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil, butter, ricotta, lemon zest, thyme, broccolini and season with salt and pepper. Toss pasta to coat it in the cheese and butter. Season it with salt, to your taste. Portion pasta onto dinner plates alongside meat roll slices and top pasta with tomatoes and freshly ground pepper.

SICILIAN MEAT ROLL

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine eggs and tomato juice. Stir in the bread crumbs, parsley, oregano, salt, pepper, garlic and ground beef. Mix thoroughly. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• On a piece of foil or waxed paper, pat and shape meat into a 10x8 inch rectangle. Arrange ham slices on top of meat, leaving a small margin around edges. Tear up the cheese slices, reserving 1 slice whole, and sprinkle over the ham.
• Starting from the short end, carefully roll up meat, using the foil or waxed paper to lift. Seal the edges and ends of the meat. Place roll, seam side down, in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Bake in a preheated oven for about 75 minutes. Cut the reserved slice of cheese into 4 triangles. Overlap the triangles on top of loaf. Bake for another 2 minutes or until cheese melts.

SICILIAN MEAT ROLL - LIGHT MEATLOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the egg substitute, ketchup, Italian seasoning, garlic, seasoned salt, and parsley, mixing well.
• Process bread into crumbs; add to mixture.
• Crumble sirloin over mixture; combine completely.
• On a piece of heavy duty aluminum foil, press meat into a rectangle.
• Evenly place ham over meat to within 1 inch of edge.
• Sprinkle 3/4 cup mozzarella over ham.
• Roll jellyroll style, removing foil as you roll.
• Seal all edges completely.
• Bake, uncovered, seam side down at 350°F for 1 hour.
• Sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup mozzarella.
• Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

SICILIAN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• 1. Combine eggs, bread crumbs, tomato juice, parsley, oregano, garlic, and dash of salt & pepper. Mix in ground beef.
• 2. Preheat oven to 350°F. On waxed paper, pat beef into rectangle (12" x 10" or less). Arrange ham slices on meat, leaving a small margin around edges. Sprinkle shredded cheese over ham. Starting from one short end, roll up meat using waxed paper to lift. Seal edges and mends. Place roll seam side down in pan.
• 3. Bake for 1 hour or until meat is cooked.