Ingredients
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1/2-1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
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5 tablespoons minced parsley (I use dried to save effort)
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2 tablespoons finely minced garlic
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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2 lbs ground beef (not too lean)
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2 eggs
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ketchup, to taste
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5 tablespoons grated dry parmesan cheese (Romano is a good choice, also)
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1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a large loaf pan.
- Mix 1/2 cup bread crumbs, cheese, parsley, garlic, salt and pepper, reserving the remaining bread crumbs to use as necessary.
- Add the meat and use a fork to mix the ingredients uniformly.
- Add the eggs and knead it with your hands until a "dough" ball forms, it should hold its shape and not be too dry and crumbly (add some water) or too sticky sloppy (add more bread crumbs).
- Mold the meat mixture into the loaf pan and top with a layer of ketchup as desired.
- Bake for 70 minutes. Slices best when cooled and tastes even better reheated as leftovers!
- For OAMC: Slice cooled loaf and flash freeze slices on a cookie sheet. Once frozen, store in a freezer bag or container. To reheat: remove as many slices as necessary and reheat in microwave.