Prosciutto Wrapped Parmesan Meatloaf with Crispy Sage
This prosciutto wrapped meatloaf with parmesan and sage is so delicious, unbelievably easy to make and presents beautifully. It's easy enough for a weeknight but nice enough for company.
Servings 12 slices
Calories 375kcal
Equipment
- large roasting pan
Ingredients
Meatloaf
- 500 grams ground beef 80% lean
- 500 grams ground pork
- 2 slices soft bread
- 0.5 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- ⅔ cup parmesan cheese grated
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 yellow onion finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic finely diced or mashed
- 2 tablespoons fresh sage finely diced
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme finely diced
- 80 grams prosciutto about 8-10 slices
Accompaniments
- 5 carrots medium-sized, sliced thinly on a diagonal
- 1 bunch fresh sage leaves
- 12 garlic cloves peeled whole cloves
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Roasted Garlic & White Wine Gravy
- 3 tablespoons butter divided
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 0.5 cup white wine
- 0.5 cup milk
- 0.5 teaspoon beef bouillon powder or cube (just beware of over-salting)
- 4 cloves roasted garlic
Instructions
Meatloaf
- Preheat the oven to 200 C / 400 F.
- Pour the milk over the bread in a bowl and set it aside to soak in. You can also use your hands to squeeze the bread until it falls apart and dissolves into the milk.
- While the bread is soaking, finely dice the fresh sage, thyme, garlic and onion for the meatloaf. Grate the parmesan if necessary.
- Combine all the meatloaf ingredients in a bowl and mix together until the mixture is homogenous.
- Put the meatloaf in the roasting pan and shape it into a loaf.
- Lay the prosciutto across the meatloaf, each slice slightly overlapping the last. You do not need to wrap the prosciutto all the way around the loaf. You can just cover the top and then (if you wish) gently lift the meatloaf and slice 2 or so slices lengthwise across the bottom.
- Slice the carrots and add them along with the peeled garlic cloves to the roasting pan. Drizzle half the olive oil over them and toss them a bit to coat. Then arrange the sage leaves around the loaf, and again drizzle them with olive oil (but no need to toss).
- Roast uncovered in the preheated oven for 42-45 minutes - the prosciutto should look crispy and the carrots and garlic should also be caramelized.
- Take the roasting pan out* and let it sit for 5 minutes to cool.
- Use a large spatula to gently remove the loaf from the roasting pan and place it on a serving plate. Use a slotted spoon to take out the carrots, crispy sage and most of the roasted garlic, then arrange them around the roast.
- Slice and serve while hot.
Roasted Garlic & White Wine Gravy
- Put the roasting pan over high heat on the stovetop (or move the drippings to a stovetop safe pan if necessary).
- Add 2 tablespoons of butter, a tablespoon of flour and the beef bouillon. Mi them up, squishing the garlic cloves into the mixture as you do to make a smooth roux.
- Let the roux sizzle for a minute until it's aromatic then pour in the white wine and whisk rapidly until the mixture thickens (1-2 minutes). It will initially smell quite strong like alcohol as the ethanol burns off. Stir until the smell dissipates.
- Add the milk and continue whisking until the mixture is homogenous and thick enough to coat a spoon (should be 2-3 minutes or so).
- Add the remaining tablespoon of butter and turn off heat. Pour the gravy into a gravy boat or other serving dish.
Notes
- * If you start with very cold meat, it could cause it to squeeze out a foamy grey liquid (denatured proteins). You can prevent this by letting the meat come up to room temperature before cooking, but in general it's difficult to avoid. If it happens, simply use a spoon to scoop the foamy liquid away - you can throw it out or reserve it in a bowl to add it to the gravy - it's just meat proteins so it's perfectly fine to eat.
- ** The nutritional information here is for 12 slices but it could be that you slice the loaf into more or less pieces. Please adjust accordingly.