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Mortadella and veal rifreddo (meatloaf)
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Mortadella and veal rifreddo (meatloaf)

Veal rifreddo is a traditional recipe from the Bolognese cooking school. It looks like a compound meatloaf. You can serve it cut in slices, warm or cold
Course Main Course
Cuisine Bolognese
Keyword italian recipes, Meatloaf, Mortadella Bologna, Rifreddo, Veal
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Servings 6 servings

Equipment

  • 1 loaf mold 26x10 cm
  • 1 mold large enough to accommodate the one with the rifreddo and water of the bain-marie
  • baking paper

Ingredients

  • 350 g of finely sliced mortadella Bologna
  • 500 g of veal rump machine-cut by the butcher, carpaccio type
  • 8 eggs
  • salt to taste
  • 100 g of grated Parmigiano reggiano

Instructions

  • Line a rectangular loaf-type mold with wet and squeezed baking paper.
  • Cover the bottom and edges with slices of mortadella so that they stick out of the mold.
  • Lay the first layer of veal slices on the bottom covered by mortadella.
  • In a dish, beat two eggs with a pinch of salt and pour them over the rump, then sprinkle with Parmesan, top with another layer of veal, and press gently with your fingers.
  • Cover the veal with a thin layer of mortadella Bologna.
  • Now add another layer of rump, then two more eggs beaten with salt, more Parmesan, and a layer of veal. Again, press down gently with your fingers, and add mortadella before starting again with veal-eggs-Parmigiano. Continue until you end the ingredients.
  • The last layer should be veal.
  • Fold the surplus of mortadella on the last layer of veal. Then, seal the mold with aluminum foil.
  • Place the mold in a pan large enough to hold it comfortably and fill it with hot water reaching almost to the edge of the mold.
  • Place it on a small stove and cooking a bain-marie and low flame for about 3 1/2 hours. When needed, add hot water that has to be close to the edge of the mold during all the cooking.
  • When the cooking ends, remove the mold from the water bath and the aluminum foil and let it cool to room temperature. Keep the larger pan on hand.
  • Cover the pan where you placed the mold of the rifreddo during baking with aluminum foil. When the rifreddo is warm, turn it upside-down, still covered with the baking paper from the baking, in the larger pan.
  • Gently press down on the rifreddo several times with your fingers. It has to lose cooking water without losing its shape.
  • If you can, place a weight on the rifreddo for a few hours. Then cover it and let it rest overnight in the refrigerator before cutting it into thin slices.
  • You can serve it cold or warm to your liking. Cold with mayonnaise and coleslaw; warm with sides of peas, cabbage, or artichokes.
  • Warm the sliced rifreddo by covering the baking dish with aluminum foil.
  • You can store in the refrigerator for two days and in the freezer for 10.

Food tip

  • The eggs should always have to bebetween two layers of veal, and they never directly touch the Bologna.