Polpettone
This is a recipe I pretty much came up with on my own to make a very common main dish in Italy. Of course, the real one is made with very different ingredients (meat, eggs, and milk). This one actually only takes about 15 minutes to prepare and is extremely tasty. It’s also great because the recipe allows you to do whatever you want with it, add whatever ingredients you like. Below is the very basics that you’ll need, but you can add anything you like; nuts, spinach, whatever you want! (Oh and by the way, polpettone means meatloaf).
I also have a quick announcement to make. As you may have noticed, I haven’t been great at keeping to my twice a week schedule. Unfortunately, between my job and university it has become impossible for me to concentrate as much on cooking. However, after receiving several messages about recommendations for possible recipes, I realized that I’m not the only vegan in the world who likes to cook Italian food. Therefore, I decided to make this blog more of a community for posting Italian food. All you need to become a contributor is a wordpress account and a passion for Italian food! Go to the contributors page for the details, I really hope to be hearing from some of you soon! Obviously you’ll be able to link to your own blogs, for the more business-minded, you can view this as a free advertising opportunity. Looking forward to receiving some submissions.
Ingredients (serves 4)
- 1 red pepper
- 2 carrots
- 1 onion
- 400g vegan mince
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 5 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 3 tsp salt
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- breadcrumbs
Preparation (15 minutes + 40 minutes cooking time)
Blend all of the ingredients in a blender and put into a small rectangular baking tin (like one you would use for banana bread) with a little olive oil in it, and cover with a layer of breadcrumbs. Drizzle some olive oil on the top and perhaps some himalayan rock salt, and stick it in the oven. Leave it for about 40 minutes, take it out, and flip it onto a plate. I suggest serving it with some fried mushrooms and onions, or even better, some patate arrosto. Enjoy!
