Veal and Sage Meatloaf with Gorgonzola Gravy and Smashed Potatoes with Prosciutto and Cheese

Name: Veal and Sage Meatloaf with Gorgonzola Gravy and Smashed Potatoes with Prosciutto and Cheese
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 servings Black pepper; 118 milliliters bread crumbs, a couple of handfuls; 3 Tbsps butter; 237 milliliters chicken stock; 10 cremini (baby portobello mushrooms), quartered; 237 milliliters dry red wine; 1 large egg; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 4 sprigs fresh sage, thinly sliced; 1 clove garlic, cracked from skin; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 113 grams Gorgonzola, depending on how cheesy you like it; 680 grams ground veal; 567 grams cleaned kale, 1 large bunch, trimmed and chopped; 2 teaspoons lemon zest, eyeball it; 710 milliliters milk; 0 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg, eyeball it; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 237 milliliters grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; 113 grams prosciutto di Parma, finely chopped (have the deli slice it as thick as bacon, rather than shave it); 3 larges russet potatoes, 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 pounds, peeled and chopped; 4 servings Salt; 4 servings Salt and pepper

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Veal and Sage Meatloaf with Gorgonzola Gravy and Smashed Potatoes with Prosciutto and Cheese a try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 73g of protein, 74g of fat, and a total of 1270 calories. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up lemon zest, bread crumbs, chicken stock, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 40 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

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Place potatoes in a pot, cover them with water, then bring water up to a boil; salt it and cook potatoes until fork-tender, 10 to 12 minutes or so.

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Potato

Water

Salt

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While the potatoes are working, combine veal with egg, bread crumbs, 1/2 cup cheese, sage, salt, and black pepper. Form 4 (1-inch thick) oval shaped meat loaves.

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Cheese

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Veal

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Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan. Brown meatloaves 2 to 3 minutes on each side then transfer to a nonstick baking sheet and finish in the oven, 6 to 8 minutes. Return skillet to heat, add another turn of extra-virgin olive oil to the pan and the mushrooms and the garlic. Cook mushrooms until dark and tender, 5 to 6 minutes, then add salt and pepper and 1 cup chicken stock to deglaze the pan.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Salt And Pepper

Chicken Stock

Mushrooms

Garlic

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While the mushrooms cook, melt butter over medium heat in a medium saucepot.

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Mushrooms

Butter

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Add flour and cook 1 to 2 minutes.

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All Purpose Flour

Whisk in milk and season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Reduce the sauce a few minutes to thicken a bit.

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Pepper

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Milk

Salt

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Drain potatoes and add them back to warm pot.

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Potato

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Add half of the milk sauce to potatoes with prosciutto and remaining 1/2 cup cheese, a couple of handfuls. Smash the potatoes to desired consistency and season with salt and pepper to taste.

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Prosciutto

Potato

Cheese

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Milk

Add the remaining milk sauce to the mushrooms, stir in Gorgonzola cheese to melt, then add the broth and combine.

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Serve the meatloaves with Gorgonzola-mushroom gravy over top and prosciutto potatoes alongside.

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Gorgonzola

Prosciutto

Mushrooms

Potato

Gravy

Serve with green salad or wine steeped greens, recipe follows.

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Greens

Wine

Heat a deep skillet over medium heat.

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Add extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, and garlic. Cook garlic a couple of minutes while you chop kale then remove the clove. Crank heat up a notch them add greens to wilt them down, 2 to 3 minutes of turning is involved here.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Garlic

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Clove