Meat Loaf

Polpettone

Rick Mollica

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Ingredients

• 1 pound chopped veal or beef
• 1 pound chopped lean pork
• 4 slices bread soaked in milk and squeezed dry
• 1 onion, chopped fine
• 1-1/2 tablespoons butter
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 to 3 slices bacon
• bread crumbs*

  * Try using 10 ounces of crushed garlic croutons insttead of bread crumbs.

Directions

• Saute onion in butter until soft. Add to bread, beef and pork, together with salt, pepper, allspice and eggs, mixing well.
• Butter a loaf pan, sprinkle it with bread crumbs and fill it with meat mixture.
• Level top with a spoon, sprinkle with bread crumbs and place bacon on top, or if desired, substitute flakes of butter for bacon.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 1-1/2 hours.

Serves 6.