Hot italian loaf
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Eggs | |
| ¼ | cup | Ketchup |
| 1 | teaspoon | Dried basil |
| 1 | teaspoon | Leaf oregano |
| 2 | Crushed garlic cloves | |
| ¾ | cup | Fine dry bread crumbs |
| 1 | pounds | Medium ground beef |
| 1 | pounds | Hot Italian sausage |
| ½ | cup | Grated mozzarella cheese |
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan. Line bottom with greased waxed paper and set aside. 2. In a large bowl, whisk eggs with ketchup, seasonings and garlic. Stir in bread crumbs. Add ground beef and work with your hands until evenly mixed. Remove casings from sausages and add to ground-beef mixture along with mozzarella. Work with your hands until blended. 3. Press meat mixture into prepared pan and smooth top. Lay a sheet of foil loosely over top and bake in centre of preheated oven for 1 hour. Drain off accumulated fat. Continue baking, uncovered, for 35 to 40 minutes more. Let sit in pan for 5 minutes before turning out. Serve hot or cold. This loaf freezes well. Source: Chatelaine Magazine. Sept. 96 Issue Typed in MMFormat by Cindy Hartlin. Aug. 27, 1996.