Embutido

    The dish Embutido is a Pinoy version of meatloaf, serve in special occasions like birthdays and fiestas. You must include this in your Christmas dinner as an appetizer. Can be eaten cold, hot or fried. There are a lot of versions but my favorite is this recipe. It uses half ground pork and half ground beef. Substituting the flour with breadcrumbs can makes this recipe more flavorful. We had this last Christmas; I will definitely include this again on our Noche Buena. 

You will need:

½ kilo ground lean pork

½ kilo ground lean beef

2/3 cup sweet pickle relish

½ cup tomato sauce

2 raw eggs

2 cups grated cheese

1 cup minced red bell pepper

1 cup minced green bell pepper

1 cup raisins

1 cup grated carrots

2/3 cup minced onion

salt and pepper

2 cups bread crumbs

Filling:

4 hard-boiled eggs, sliced

5 pcs hotdogs, cut in half lengthwise

strips of cheese for filling

Steps:

Mix all ingredients together except for the fillings:

(boiled eggs, hotdog, strips of cheese)

You may use your hands in mixing the meat and other ingredients.

Put the meat mixture on an aluminum foil and flatten it.

Arrange the hotdog, egg and slice of cheese on the

middle of the flat meat mixture.

Form it into a cylinder by rolling the foil, lock the filling

(boiled egg, hotdog and sliced cheese) with the meat mixture.

Lock the edges of the foil by twisting it tightly.

Prepare the steamer.

Put enough water since you are going to cook it for an hour.

Let it cool before putting it inside the refrigerator.

Slice and serve.