Tuscan Meatloaf with Mushroom Sauce

Name: Tuscan Meatloaf with Mushroom Sauce
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 57 grams dried wild mushrooms; 454 grams lean ground beef; 1 Tbsp milk; 1 square 2-in of white bread, crust removed; 1 Tbsp finely chopped yellow onion; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 serving Freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps chopped prosciutto or unsmoked ham; 79 milliliters freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 0 teaspoons minced garlic; 1 lightly beaten egg yolk; 118 milliliters unflavored bread crumbs; 4 Tbsps tomato paste; 2 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil; 1 Tbsp butter; 79 milliliters dry white wine

Tuscan Meatloaf with Mushroom Sauce takes approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes from beginning to end. For $2.14 per serving, you get If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Ziti with Tuscan Porcini Mushroom Sauce, Polpettone in umido con funghi (Meatloaf in Tomato and Mushroom Sauce), and Tuscan peasant cooking Meatloaf.

Instructions

Soak the dried mushrooms in two cups of lukewarm water for half an hour or more.

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Water

Make the meatloaf mixture: In a bowl, break up the beef with a fork.

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Beef

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Bowl

In a small bowl, combine the milk and bread, and mash until creamy.

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Bread

Milk

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Add the milk and bread to the meat, along with the onion, salt, pepper, prosciutto, cheese, and garlic.

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Mix thoroughly by hand.

Mix in the lightly beaten egg yolk.

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Form in to a loaf shape: Shape meat into a firm, round ball; then roll this into a salami-like loaf about two and a half inches thick. Tap with your palm to drive out any air bubbles.

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Roll

Roll the loaf in the bread crumbs until evenly coated.

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Roll

Drain and chop the mushrooms:

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Drain the mushrooms (reserving the soaking water) and rinse them several times in clean, cold water. Chop the mushrooms roughly and set aside.

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Water

Strain the soaking water through a fine sieve lined with paper towels.

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Whisk the tomato paste into the soaking liquid and set aside.

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Tomato Paste

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Whisk

Brown the meatloaf in butter:

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Heat the butter and oil in a Dutch oven or heavy casserole pan just big enough for the meat. Brown the meatloaf on all sides in the pan over medium heat after the butter foam subsides.

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Add the wine. Increase heat to medium high. Boil wine briskly until reduced one half, turning meatloaf carefully once or twice.

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Add the chopped mushrooms and tomato mushroom water: Turn heat to medium low and add chopped mushrooms.

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Tomato

Water

Add the tomato paste mushroom water to the meat and mushrooms.

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Cover and cook at a simmer for 30 minutes, turning the meat once or twice.

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Let rest on a cutting board before slicing: Carefully remove meat to a cutting board. Allow it to cool slightly and settle.

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Cut into slanted slices about 3/8 of an inch thick.

If the sauce seems thin, concentrate it by boiling rapidly for a few minutes.

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Sauce

Pour a little sauce on a warm serving platter, arrange the meat slices, then cover the remainder of the sauce.

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Servings:

57grams

dried wild mushrooms 454grams

lean ground beef 1Tbsp

milk 1square

2-in of white bread, crust removed 1Tbsp

finely chopped yellow onion 1teaspoon

salt 1serving

Freshly ground black pepper 2Tbsps

chopped prosciutto or unsmoked ham 79milliliters

freshly grated Parmesan cheese 0teaspoons

minced garlic 1

lightly beaten egg yolk 118milliliters

unflavored bread crumbs 4Tbsps

tomato paste 2Tbsps

extra virgin olive oil 1Tbsp

butter 79milliliters

dry white wine

Recommended wine: Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel

Meatloaf on the menu? Try pairing with Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel. Meatloaf will work with many red wines. We recommend something bold and fruity, like a Cabernet Sauvignon or Zinfandel. One wine you could try is Elway's Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Wine. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 78 dollars.