Italian Recipes - Sicilian Meat Roll

Ingredients     

• 2 eggs

• 3/4 cup soft bread crumbs (1 slice)

• 1/2 cup tomato juice

• 2 tablespoons snipped fresh parsley

• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

• 1 small clove garlic, minced

• 2 pounds lean ground beef

• 6 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto

• 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (6 ounces)

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Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large bowl beat eggs with a fork. Stir in bread crumbs, tomato juice, parsley, oregano, salt, pepper, and garlic. Add ground beef; mix well.

2. On a large piece of foil, pat meat mixture into a 12x10-inch rectangle. Arrange the prosciutto slices on meat, leaving a 3/4-inch border around all edges. Sprinkle 1 1/4 cups of the mozzarella cheese over the prosciutto.

3. Starting from a short end, carefully roll up meat rectangle, using foil to lift; seal edges and ends. Place meat roll, seam side down, in a 13x9x2-inch baking pan.

4. Bake about 65 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center registers 1600P and juices run clear. (Center of meat roll will be pink due to prosciutto.)

5. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese over top of meat roll. Return to oven about 5 minutes or until cheese melts. Let stand for 10 to 15 minutes before slicing.