Meat and Ricotta Cake (Italian-Style Meat Cake)

Name: Meat and Ricotta Cake
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 cup of crushed savory crackers; 750 g ground beef; 2/3 cups tomato paste; 2 eggs; 1 medium finely chopped onion; 1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper; salt and pepper to taste; 1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese passed through a sieve; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley; 1 pinch of dried oregano

1
1 cup of crushed savory crackers
2
750 g ground beef
3
2/3 cups tomato paste
4
2 eggs
5
1 medium finely chopped onion
6
1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper
7
salt and pepper to taste
8
1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese passed through a sieve
9
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
10
1 pinch of dried oregano

Ingredients

1
1 cup of crushed savory crackers
2
750 g ground beef
3
2/3 cups tomato paste
4
2 eggs
5
1 medium finely chopped onion
6
1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper
7
salt and pepper to taste
8
1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese passed through a sieve
9
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
10
1 pinch of dried oregano

Directions

1
Reserve 1/2 cup of crushed crackers
2
Mix the remaining crackers with the beef, tomato paste, eggs, onion, green pepper, salt, and pepper
3
Press half of the mixture into the bottom of a 20x20x5 cm refractory mold
4
Mix the reserved crackers with the remaining ingredients
5
Spread evenly over the beef in the mold
6
Cover with the remaining beef
7
Bake in a moderate oven for 1 hour
8
Let it rest for 10 minutes before serving
9
Serve in 8 portions.