Meatloaf (microwave)  Ingredients:       500 g chopped beef    300 g green beans       100 g sliced bacon    50 g chopped parsley       30 g lard    2 tablespoons olive oil       2 tablespoons grated cheese    1 can natural tomatoes       2 eggs    1 small onion       1 small bunch basil    ground black pepper to taste       salt to taste    grated bread to taste

Preparation:

- Put the clean green beans in a high-sided bowl, appropriate for microwave. - Add as much boiling water as needed to cover them, salt them a little in a covered container, cook at full power about 10 minutes. Then, once cooked, strain and let them cool. - Cut the onion into thin slices, put the half of them in a small casserole, add lard, oil, basil leaves . - Put the chopped meat in a bowl, add chopped parsley, cheese, a whole egg and a yolk, remaining onion (finely chopped), 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce, pepper and a little grated bread. - Mix all together, if the mixture is too soft add grated bread until it takes consistency. - Extend a sheet of wax paper over a chopping board and grease with oil. Pour in the mixture of meat and with a spatula spread it evenly until the edges of about 2 cm of thickness. - Cover with a layer of green beans cut into small pieces, then, with the help of the paper, roll up the meat over itself, leaving the green beans in the center. - Then wrap the roll of meat with the bacon slices, make them stick well, and then tie up in many places with a white twine. - Put in the microwave at full power, in a browning dish if possible with oval or rectangular shape and let heat for 6 minutes. - Then put there the roll of meat and let brown 5 minutes at full power, remembering to turn it every so often. - Pour over it the tomato sauce, if it is too thick dilute with a little water, cover the meatloaf and cook for 30 minutes, turning every so often. - Let the roll rest 5 minutes in the oven off, and serve if you wish with mashed potatoes or baked potatoes.

Categories:  Bovine, Microwave

Estimated Serving:  6

Estimated preparation time:  80 min.

Language:  English

Shared by:  alessandra    2011/08/10