This delicious Albondigón is a traditional Colombian dish. I grew up watching my grandmother and my mom rolling this meatloaf at least once a week. They use to roll the meatloaf in a large piece of fabric, tie the ends and cook it in a pot with water and vegetables. I just baked mine to make a little change.
Albondigón can be served hot or cold, either as a snack or as a part of a main meal and it makes great picnic food.
Ingredients
(8 Servings)
1 Pound ground beef
1 Pound ground pork
¾ cup finely chopped onions
2 tablespoons chopped scallions
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup bread crumbs
2 large eggs, whisked
1 tablespoons mustard
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground pepper
½ teaspoon ground cumin
3 cooked eggs
1 small red pepper, cut into thin strips
1 small carrot, cooked and cut into thin strips
Directions
1. Adjust the oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 350° F.
2. In a large bowl mix the ground beef, ground pork, onions, scallions, garlic, bread crumbs, mustard, whisked eggs, parsley, salt, ground cumin and pepper, mix well until combined.
3. Place a large piece of plastic on the kitchen counter and place the meat mixture on top. Flatten into a pattie and place the red pepper strips, the carrots and cooked eggs in the center of the pattie.
4. Star rolling the meat mixture to enclose the eggs and vegetables completely. The plastic will help to tie the meatloaf.
5. Spray a cooking sheet and take the plastic off the meatloaf. Place the meatloaf on the cooking sheet and cook in the oven for about 40 minutes.
6. Let it cool and serve.
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Eric
on Jun 5th, 2009
@ 5:31 PM:
I’ve never seen anything like that and I would definitely love to try it. Meatloaf is one of my guilty pleasures
Eric
Gera @ SweetsFoods
on Jun 5th, 2009
@ 8:15 PM:
Tamaño albondigon and interesting that combine beef more pork!
Beautiful colors on this dish, no doubt that tastes super
Have a great weekend
Gera
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie
on Jun 5th, 2009
@ 9:32 PM:
Love the stuffing in the meatloaf! This reminds me of my grandmother’s dish of a meatloaf with a omelet stuffing. Yummy!
Joan Nova
on Jun 6th, 2009
@ 6:49 AM:
I love stuffed meats and think it’s a great presentation for guests — the center surprise! I can’t imagine boiling it like your grandmother did. I’m sure the cloth held it together but I don’t think I’ve ever tasted boiled ‘ground’ meat and while it sounds interesting, I’ve always preferred the oven method.
nora@ffr
on Jun 6th, 2009
@ 7:17 AM:
OMG!! this meat loaf is looking fabulous and taty.. i cant wait to try this out.. yumyumm!!! btw excellent shot.. keep it up!!
cheers!!
nora
Sophie
on Jun 6th, 2009
@ 7:47 AM:
This is so lovely, Erica! Rich, colourful & so delicious!
Yum Yum Yum,…
OysterCulture
on Jun 6th, 2009
@ 12:47 PM:
Hi Erica, this dish looks absolutely wonderful. I just saw an article on grilling meat loaf and I wonder how this dish would work cooked like that.
Erica
on Jun 6th, 2009
@ 1:45 PM:
Thank you all for the comments!
Oyster Culture,
Grilling meatloaf sounds very interesting.
Lucia
on Jul 30th, 2009
@ 5:30 AM:
That looks great! I am having a picnic in a couple of weeks and will try it. And the comment of grilled meatloaf sounds interesting too!
manju
on Jan 4th, 2010
@ 1:54 PM:
I found your site via google and I just love it! We just moved to the East Coast and are really enjoying learning more about cuisines of Latin America. Your wonderful recipes are going to be a great resource for figuring out how to use all these new ingredients we see in the markets here. Thank you! We’ll be back…
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vegan recipes
on Jan 31st, 2010
@ 1:50 PM:
Hi, I applaud your blog for informing people, very interesting article, keep up it coming
Carol
on Feb 20th, 2010
@ 9:59 AM:
Looks fabulous! My grandma used to put eggs in her meatloaf.
Anonymous
on Apr 28th, 2010
@ 10:46 AM:
I made this for a family party! It was fantastic. I made it the day before and it was easy and delicious.
Anonymous
on Apr 28th, 2010
@ 11:01 AM:
This isn’t your mom’s meatloaf! Very flavorful and moist!
Karen
on Jun 28th, 2010
@ 5:05 PM:
I made this meatloaf for a picnic with my friends and we all loved it. Thanks.