Try out mom's meatloaf with a twist from Calistro Bistro

Calistro Bistro serves up mom's meatloaf with a twist and other fresh, organic dishes. It's comfort food, but healthy at the same time.

Lamb Meatloaf

Ingredients:
5  lbs  cubed lamb meat
1½  lbs  beef scraps
½  lbs  beef fat
20  oz  peeled and grated carrot
2  ea  grated yellow onions
1  oz  minced garlic
5  tbl  zahtar spice
4  tbl  salt
2  ea  egg

Procedure:
Cube beef and fat and combine with lamb.
Grate carrots and onions with box grater and mince garlic.
Combine carrots, onions, spice, and salt, and set aside in refrigerator for 6 hours.
Grind meat mix into mixing bowl with meat grinder attachment on a mixer.
Combine meat mix with eggs.
Place mix in short loaf pans and cook in a water bath, covered, at 275 for 45 mins.
Remove from pans and top with marinara or béchamel sauce of your choice.

Bolognese Pasta:

Ingredients:
2  lb  chicken sausage
2  lb  ground sirloin
1  cup  minced Pickled Garlic
3  quarts  Marinara Sauce (of your choice)

Procedure:
Method of Preparation:
1. Gather all tools and ingredients (mise en place).
2. Add oil to a stainless-steel pot on medium high heat.
3. Add the hamburger and chicken sausage to the stainless-steel pot and brown.
4. Add the pickled garlic. stir for 1 minute.
5. Add the marinara.
6. Season with Salt and Pepper and serve on noodles of your choice

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