Italian Meat Recipes - Savory Meat Loaf (Polpettone Piccante) Recipe

Ingredients

• 15 g/1/2 oz/1 tbsp unsalted (sweet) butter

• 50 g/2 oz/1 cup bread crumbs

• 350 g/12 oz/3 cups minced (ground) beef

• 50 g/2 oz/1/4 cup ground rice

• 2 large onions, finely chopped

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 30 ml/2 tbsp chopped fresh mixed herbs

• 45 ml/3 tbsp tomato puree (paste)

• 1 egg, beaten

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas mark 5. Grease a 450 g/1lb loaf tin with the butter and coat with half the breadcrumbs.

2. Put the remaining ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly.

3. Pack the mixture into the loaf tin and place in the oven. Bake for  1 1/4 hours.