Filipino Meatloaf (Embutido)

This recipe for "Embutido", a Filipino-style meatloaf, combines ground beef, Vienna sausage, Cheddar, pickles, and raisins into loaves that are steamed, sliced, and pan-fried.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 35 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr
• Calories: 338 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ⅓ cup milk, or more as needed
• 6 eggs, beaten
• 2 ¼ pounds lean ground beef
• 1 red bell pepper, minced
• aluminum foil
• ½ cup grated Cheddar cheese
• 4 slices sandwich bread, torn into small pieces
• 3 (4.5 ounce) cans Vienna sausage, minced
• ½ cup minced sweet pickles
• 1 (1.5 ounce) box raisins (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place bread in a large bowl and pour milk over top, just until pieces are moistened; soak for several minutes. Add ground beef, Vienna sausage, eggs, Cheddar cheese, pickles, bell pepper, raisins, salt, and pepper. Mix together until thoroughly combined.

Step 2

Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of beef mixture to the hot skillet; cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 4 to 6 minutes. Taste and add salt and pepper if necessary.

Step 3

Press remaining beef mixture into 2 loaf pans and cover with aluminum foil.

Step 4

Fill the water reservoir of a steamer and place loaf pans in the steam tray, using multiple tiers if necessary. Steam meatloaves until no longer pink in the center, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Allow loaves to cool to room temperature and then place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

Step 5

Slice loaves into 1/2-inch slices and fry in a hot, nonstick skillet.