Recipe#1541

Title: Cajun Meatboat

From: "Bobby Smith" bobby@acadiacom.net 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Stuffed Cajun Meat Boat 
 Date: 27 Dec 1998 19:31:23 -0700 
 Message-ID: <3681426d.0@news.acadiacom.net>

1 1/4 lbs. ground beef
 12 Tbsp chopped green peppers
 3/4 cup chopped onions
 3/4 cup chopped celery
 1/2 cup chopped green onions
 1 15 oz. can herbal tomato sauce
 1/4 cup half and half
 1 egg beaten
 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
 1/2 cup bread crumbs
 1 Tbsp hot sauce
 3 Tbsp Meat and Poultry Seasoning
 2 Tbsp butter
 2 Tbsp lemon juice
 Canned low salt beef broth to thin
 Salt and pepper to taste
 Combine ground meat, 4 Tbsp green peppers, 4 Tbsp onion, 4 Tbsp
 celery, 2 Tbsp green onions, 2 Tbsp tomato sauce, all the half and
 half, egg, Worcestershire sauce, bread crumbs, hot sauce and 1 Tbsp
 Meat and Poultry Seasoning Blend. Mold the meat mixture into a boat
 hull with all sides and bottom at least 3/4" thick and set aside.
 In a large sauce pan, saute in 2 Tbsp butter all the remaining
 vegetables until the celery is clear. Add the rest of the tomato
 sauce, Meat and Poultry Seasoning, and lemon juice and simmer 10
 more minutes. Salt and pepper to taste. Place the meat boat into
 a baking dish, fill with the sauteed vegetables and spoon sauce
 over the top. Cover and bake in a 350 degree preheated oven until
 done. To serve, slice meat roll into 1 to 1 1/2" thick slices,
 cover with some of the remaining sauteed tomato sauce and vegetables.