Classic Embutido (Filipino-Style Meatloaf)
The Filipino version of meatloaf. The classic Embutido is a big favorite for parties, holidays and any special gathering. Can be served warm or cold. Simply serve with sweet chili sauce or even plain ketchup! Delicious and tried and tested!
Equipment
- 1 Oven if you wish to bake it.
- 1 Steamer if you want to steam it.
- 3 pieces Heavy Foil use to wrap the meatloaf in before cooking. One pork roll is roughly 1/3 of the ground meat mixture.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground pork, (see notes for other meats to use)
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 tbsp soy sauce or Worcestershire sauce, the seasoning sauce adds more flavor but you can opt to just increase the amount of salt instead if you don’t like using either of the sauces.
- 2-4 slices white soft bread, depending on the size of the slice, torn into small pieces
- ¼ cup milk, or as needed to have a good sticky mixture
- ½ cup raisins
- 3 tbsp carrots, finely chopped
- 4 oz jar of pimientos, diced
- 3 tbsp sweet pickle relish
- 1/2 tsp salt, adjust to taste
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- a few pieces of canned Vienna Sausage or 3 Hotdogs, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F, if you are using the baking method. If you plan to steam, prepare the steamer or double boiler.
- Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl except for the sausages or hotdogs. Divide the mixture into three parts.
- Get the aluminum foil and place 1/3 of the mixture on it. Spread it and place the sausages or 1 hotdog on top of it. Repeat with the remaining ground mixture.
- Roll the meat into a log.
- Twist both ends of the aluminum foil until sealed tightly. This mixture makes about 3 pork logs.
- Bake or steam for about an hour. Note that some liquid from the meat may come out of the foil while baking or steaming – but that’s fine.
- Take the pork logs out of the oven and let them cool completely before slicing each diagonally. You can serve these cold, warm or room temp.
Notes
TIPS & TRICKS
This is traditionally made with ground pork but ground beef or a combo of ground meat can be used too.
After cooking the completely cooled meatloaf logs may be frozen, too. This makes 3 good size logs so you can freeze any piece you don't intend to serve right away. Whenever you're hungry, you can simply take one out, defrost, and then either microwave or fry to reheat.
We fry the slices in our house before we eat them and always serve them with a sauce like ketchup or even sweet chili sauce. These are a great party finger food, too. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 143kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 8gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 171mgPotassium: 219mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 913IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 28mgIron: 1mg
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