Italian Meatloaf ( Polpe Hone)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 cup chopped carrot
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 3 ounces prosciutto
• 1 lb ground veal
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 beef bouillon cube
• 1 cup water
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt & pepper
• 1 pinch nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°f.
• 2 in a medium skillet, heat the oil and saute the carrots, celery, onion and parsley for 7 minutes stirring occasionally.
• 3 remove the pan from heat and set aside.
• 4 cut half of the prosciutto into strips and mix with the ground meat in a medium mixing bowl.
• 5 knead the ingredients together until the ground meats are well mixed.
• 6 dissolve the bouillon cube in the water to make the broth.
• 7 add the egg, flour, broth, salt. pepper and nutmeg.
• 8 knead well by hand.
• 9 add the vegetable mixture into the meat mixture and knead well by hand.
• 10 mold the mixture into a loaf and place in a 9-inch casserole pan.
• 11 place the remaining prosciutto strips across the top of the loaf.
• 12 bake 50 minutes or until centre of the meat is no longer rare.