How to Make Ultimate Tender Ricotta Meatballs/Meatloaf

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day. Today I will show you how to make a distinctive dish, Tender Ricotta Meatballs/Meatloaf. This is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Tender Ricotta Meatballs/Meatloaf Recipe.

You can have Tender Ricotta Meatballs/Meatloaf using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Tender Ricotta Meatballs/Meatloaf

1. It’s 2 tbsp of Olive oil.
2. Make ready 2 lb of Meat. i use a mixture of veal, and lean ground beef.
3. Prepare 1 cup of ricotta.
4. Make ready 1/2 cup of grated parmesan.
5. Make ready 4 of eggs.
6. Take 1/2 cup of of tomatoe sauce of your choice.
7. It’s 1 of salt & pepper to taste..
8. You need 1/2 large of red or yellow onion, or one whole small onion.
9. Make ready 2/3 cup of tomatoe paste, use to spread on the outside halfway through cooking if making meatloaf only..
10. It’s 1 large of shredded or finely dice carrot.
11. You need 8 of 8+ cloves of garlic, depends on your liking i usually do 10..

Tender Ricotta Meatballs/Meatloaf step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Heat oil, sauteed garlic until golden, be sure not to burn. Transfer to plate, and mash to render flavor while cooking. . Add onion, Saute until clear. Add carrots cook until soft.
3. In a big mixing bowl combine meats with sauteed veggies, eggs, parsley, garlic, tomatoe sauce, cheeses, and season with salt & pepper don't overwork the meat, just mix until blended..
4. Shape into meatballs, or if making meatloaf, shape into a loaf..
5. If making meatballs, and sauce place in sauce upon simmering point. To bake roll into meatballs, bake for 20-30 mins. Test after 20 mins. For meat loaf cook until internal temp is 160, usually takes an hour. If you wish to use tomatoe paste on meatloaf, coat after 30 mins..