Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Embutido Recipe

There's a dish in the PHilippines called Embutido.  What it is  a meatloaf but Filipino style.  It has  different ingredients but the main ingredient which is  ground pork or ground beef is there. I have never made this dish before but always loved to eat some when gfriends makes them.  Well, to have something different for Cinco de Mayo (we are not Mexican but we would love to celebrate with them anyways), I decided to  give embutido a try.  I was trying to follow  a recipe but I did not have all the ingredients it requires so I just rerouted it  quite a bit.  So here is what I came up with.

Ingredients
  •  1.5 kb  ground pork 
  • 2 boiled  eggs 
  • 2 medium shallots
  • 1 cup  grated carrots 
  • 1 cup  chopped red bell pepper
  • 1/2 cup sweet pickle relish 
  • 2 cups gluten free salted caramel Glutino pretzel (as a substitute for bread)
  • 1/2 cup  chopped  mushroom (I did not have raisin so I used mushroom)
  • 1 cup  grated cheese (I used 4-cheese)
  • 1 1/2 cups  2% milk
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp dried parsley
Procedure
  • Soaked the pretzel or bread in the milk for ten minutes.  You can blened the pretzel afterwards or you can just  mash it with potato masher afterwards. I used  this gluten free  pretzel  instead of bread as a way of raising awareness for Celiac Awarenes  Month.

  • Combine all of the ingredients except the eggs and mix it thoroughly including the bread/pretzel soaked in milk. 
  • To make sure that your  mixture has the right  taste, fry a little bit and try it, this way, you can add whatever is lacking in it (salt for example).
  •  Place  2 cups of mixture in an aluminum  foil and spread it a little bit.  Lined up some sliced eggs on top of it. 

  • Add more  mixture on top of the eggs and carefully roll  it towards the other side.  
  • Make sure that you have enough space at both ends so you can tie it up or you can just  securely fold it.
  • Steam for I hour and let it cool and chill overnight.   I made this yesterday sop we will have something special to eat for Cinco de Mayo celebration.

  • Sliced diagonally just before serving. 
 You can add ketchup ( I used sriracha with mine)  on top of it absd eat it steamed rice.  I also had some kimcho, yummy!

I think that my first attempt in maiiung this dish  was a success.  The kids and husband said it was really good so I a happy that they liked it!

31 delicious comments:

Masshole Mommy said...

I have never had anything like that before, but it looks amazing in your photos. I need to make this sometime :)

Ria C said...

Oh so yum and have never thought I could use pretzels instead of a loaf of bread. Wow! Embutido is one of my fave viand.

Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle said...

I've never seen anything like this before. It almost looks like the dressing we make down here in Georgia.

Crystal Green said...

This looks like an interesting meal worth trying. Now you have me curious what it tastes like. I am going to have to try it one day. Thanks for sharing.

Amanda said...

I have never heard of a dish like this but it looks really fun and interesting. I am trying to broaden the flavors that I cook with and it seems like this would be a perfect thing to try.

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Unknown said...

Now this is an interesting recipe. I totally want to try it as I have never seen anything like this. Thanks for sharing.

Kristen said...

I have many relatives who are gluten-free and this is a neat recipe. thanks

Unknown said...

This recipe looks very tasty. Looking at the pictures, I imagine it would also taste great in a sandwich with toasted bread.

Roch said...

My grandmother used to make embutido from "scratch" as well. Sadly, we did not get her recipe when she passed away. This one is another we can try. Thanks for sharing!

Aisha Kristine Chong said...

That's my mom favorite dish.. embotido.. I am not much of a fan though, unfortunately.

Jeanine said...

Wow! This sounds interesting but looks absolutely incredible! This is for sure something i would LOVE to try! Yum

Unknown said...

I've never tried this before. Looks like a great recipe. I like how you used pretzels instead of bread crumbs.

Unknown said...

In my whole life I've never heard of this, but I'm actually liking the way it turned out and want to try it!

Ann B said...

This looks so delicious. I will have to try this recipe this weekend. I am sure it will be a big hit.

Anonymous said...

I definitely have to try this delicious looking recipe. I have never tried anything like this before.

mail4rosey said...

I'm glad your family liked it too! Smart to use the GF pretzels to highlight the cause too. :)

Unknown said...

Oh wow! I've never had a meatloaf like this before but it sounds really good! Thanks for the recipe - I'd love to try it!

krystal said...

I have never heard of this dish before! It looks really exotic. I will have to try it soon!

Theresa said...

This looks tasty! Last night, I made an Italian style meatloaf and it was super good. I had no idea that so many cultures had their own version of meatloaf... I thought that the American style was traditional, but now I want to try more styles of it.

Bonnie G said...

Wow! That's a pretty interesting meal. It looks really really good! Thanks so much for the recipe!

Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen said...

Your embutido looks delicious mommy Rose! I haven't made one in a while..

ricci said...

This looks really good!! It has a TON of things I love in it!!!

Unknown said...

Hum .. boiled eggs, carrots and sweet pickle relish? I love the sound of this! I am a meatloaf fan to begin with and am always searching for new and interesting recipes. I will definitely have to give this a try!

Kelly Hutchinson said...

One of my favorite meals is meat loaf, so this would appeal to me. I have never used pork, but I bet it is really good!

Annemarie said...

I really love the idea of this meatloaf, it's something different to anything I've heard before. I would love to make this for my family, I bet they'd love it!

Unknown said...

Oh, this looks really delicious! I would love to make it for my family!

Anonymous said...

This looks so good, just let me know when is dinner. I'll have to show up!

Lynndee said...

You're making me hungry! I love embutido and I haven't had one a while. It's interesting that you added pretzels. I haven't tried one with pretzels.

Unknown said...

Looks pretty good, I'm always looking for a new good thing. We like to keep the kids on their toes with food from other cultures and this looks right up our alley.

Aduke Schulist said...

I have never heard of this or seen anything like it before, but I am definitely saving it for later!

Fiona said...

Oh wow, I've never seen anything like this before! I'd love to try it for myself :)

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