Mediterranean-Esque Meatloaf
- 1 12 cups breadcrumbs
- 1 34 cups milk
- 14 cup beef broth
- 14 cup onion, chopped finely
- 14 cup green pepper, chopped finely
- 4 ounces marinated artichoke hearts, chopped coarsely (remove tough leaves, if any)
- 2 ounces sun-dried tomatoes, chopped coarsely
- 14 cup fresh basil, chopped (1 tbsp dried)
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, chopped (1/2 tbsp dried)
- 1 12 teaspoons garlic powder
- 14 teaspoon ground thyme
- 12 teaspoon ground sage
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 18 teaspoon salt
- 12 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 cup parmesan cheese
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 hot Italian sausages, skinned & crumbled (uncooked)
- 12 lb ground lamb
- 12 lb ground veal
- 12 lb ground buffalo meat
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1.
- Preheat oven to 350.
- 2.
- Soak bread crumbs in milk and broth for about 10 minutes so that all of the liquid is absorbed.
- 3.
- Combine onion, green pepper, artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes and herbs.
- Mix thoroughly.
- 4.
- Drain excess liquid from bread crumbs.
- 5.
- Add bread crumbs and eggs, kneading slightly.
- 6.
- Mix in cheese.
- 7.
- Crumble the skinned sausage meat into the concoction & mix well.
- 8.
- Add remaining ingredients (lamb, veal, bison or whatever ground meat product you've elected to use.)
- 9.
- Add Worcestershire sauce.
- 10 Mix well so that ingredients are distributed evenly.
- Be careful not to over handle the meat so that it does not become tough.
- 11.
- Spray cookie sheet or shallow baking tin with non-stick cooking oil or rub with butter to facilitate the removal of the loaf once finished.
- 12.
- Bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours (since this contains pork, you want to be sure it's well-done.
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- 13.
- Remove from baking receptacle and place onto serving dish, slice and serve and enjoy!
breadcrumbs, milk, beef broth, onion, green pepper, hearts, tomatoes, fresh basil, fresh rosemary, garlic, ground thyme, ground sage, fresh ground pepper, salt, oregano, parmesan cheese, eggs, italian sausages, ground lamb, ground veal, ground buffalo meat, worcestershire sauce
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mediterranean-esque-meatloaf-399526 (may not work)