Meat Loaf Almôndegas Provincial Recipes

RUSTIC FRENCH MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475°F with rack in middle.
• Soak bread crumbs in milk in a small bowl.
• Cook onion, garlic, and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper in oil in a small skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Cool slightly.
• Purée livers in a blender, then transfer to a large bowl. Add pork, veal, prunes, pistachios, thyme, eggs, bread-crumb mixture, onion mixture, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and gently mix with your hands until just combined.
• Transfer meatloaf mixture to an 81/2- by 41/2-inch glass loaf pan (see cooks' note, below) and bake, covered with foil, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into center registers 165°F, 50 to 55 minutes. Let rest 5 minutes. Cover top of meatloaf with parsley before slicing.
• Serve with:
• buttered boiled potatoes

ROAST BEEF BRAZILIAN STYLE (CARNE ASSADA)

Steps:

• Use a sirloin tip, heel of beef or boneless rump roast- 5 or 6 pounds. Perforate several times with a fork. Season with white wine or vinegar, chopped garlic, salt, pepper, and chopped parsley. Let the roast sit over night turning occasionally. Place in a roasting pan with all of the seasonings. Add a little oil and cook at 350 degrees, basting occasionally. VARIATIONS: make holes in the raw roast beef before roasting and insert carrot spears.