Pork Embotido

Filipino Style Meatloaf 
 Pork Embotido is the Philippine version of meatloaf. Instead of using beef, the recipe asked for ground pork instead. Personally, I'm not a fan of meatloaf, however my husband and my son are. So, my husband usually cooks the meatloaf. When I cooked this embotido, my son loved it and almost forgot about my husband's meatloaf.
Pork embotido is one of the Filipinos' favorite main dish during the holiday season, or for any special occasion. This can be served cold as cold cuts with sliced bread, or as a hot dish with your favorite starch. Don't forget the banana ketchup on the side.
Pork embotido is a mixture of ground pork, bread crumbs, finely chopped onions, bell peppers, raisins, cheese, vienna sausage, hotdog or spam and hard boiled egg. It is wrapped in aluminum foil and steamed to cook. This dish can be served right away or can be refrigerated first to chill. This can also be stored in the freezer for a month and thawed, then either steamed or fried before serving.

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs. Ground Pork
• 2 cups Bread Crumbs or finely chopped bread
• 1 can Spam (sliced lengthwise about 1/3 inch thick)
• 3 pcs. Hard Boiled Eggs (quartered)
• 2 pcs. Fresh Eggs
•  1 small can Tomato Sauce
• 1 cup Carrot (finely chopped)
• 3 Stalks Celery (finely chopped)
• 1 small pc. Red Bell Pepper (finely chopped)
• 1 small pc. Green Bell Pepper (finely chopped)
• 1 large Onion (finely chopped)
• 1-1/2 tbsp. Garlic Powder
• 2 cups Raisins
• 2 cups Grated Cheddar Cheese
• Salt and Ground Black Pepper to taste

Let's Cook!

1. In a large bowl, place the ground pork.
2. Add the bread crumbs and mix well.
3. After mixing, add tomato sauce, carrots, celery, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, onion, raisin, garlic powder, cheese, fresh eggs, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly to incorporate all the ingredients.
   
4. In greased aluminum foil, place about a cup and a half of the mixture and flatten it.
5. Place the sliced spam and hard boiled eggs alternately at the center of the flatten meat mixture.
6. Roll the mixture to form a 7 or 8 inch length by 2 inch diameter cylinder to secure the spam and eggs in the middle. Then lock both ends by twisting them, at the same time, tightening the roll.
   
7. Place in a steamer and cook for an hour.
8. Remove from the steamer and let it cool.
9. Slice and dish out, or you may fry it before serving with your favorite starch and sauce on the side.