Cuban Coquitos Recipe Recipe For Meatloaf

CARNE FRIA AL ESTILO DE CUBA - (COLD MEATLOAF CUBAN STYLE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300ºF.
• Mix all ingredients well by hand except for breading ingredients.
• Divide into 3-4 portions and roll each into a cylinder or log about 1-1/2"-2" in circumference.
• Place in plastic wrap; shape into logs and refrigerate for about 2 hours, until the meat is firm to the touch.
• First, roll the logs in beaten egg and then in Italian seasoned breadcrumbs or cracker meal or dry bread crumbs.
• Roll each log separately and wrap in foil making sure the seams are well sealed.
• Place on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake for an hour.
• Remove from oven DO NOT open foil.
• Allow to cool until it reaches room temperature.
• Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
• Cut into thin slices and serve cold with toasted pita chips, Carr's water biscuits, or Parmesan rosemary crisps.
• As a nice topping, you can use a slice of hard boiled egg and a strip of red pimento on top.

MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Heat the olive oil in a medium saute pan. Add the onions, thyme, salt, and pepper and cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes, until the onions are translucent but not brown. Off the heat, add the Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, and tomato paste. Allow to cool slightly.
• In a large bowl, combine the ground chuck, onion mixture, bread crumbs, and eggs, and mix lightly with a fork. Don't mash or the meat loaf will be dense. Shape the mixture into a rectangular loaf on a sheet pan covered with parchment paper. Spread the ketchup evenly on top. Bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, until the internal temperature is 160 degrees F and the meat loaf is cooked through. (A pan of hot water in the oven, under the meat loaf, will keep the top from cracking.) Serve hot.

BEST EVER MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk eggs, milk, salt, and ground black pepper in a large bowl. Add crumbled bread and stir until dissolved. Mix ground beef, onion, Cheddar cheese, and carrot into bread mixture; transfer mixture to a 9x5-inch loaf pan. Combine brown sugar, ketchup, and mustard in a small bowl; spread over meat mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, 1 to 1 1/4 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

CUBAN MEAT LOAF (PULPETA) RECIPE - (1/5)

Steps:

• See Dr. Pita