Aunty Gabrijela's Meatloaf | Teta Gabrijelina mesna štruca

Teta (aunty) Gabrijela is a culinary genius from the northern Croatian city of Varaždin who married one of my dad's best friends, Zvonko. So technically she is not really an aunty, but in Croatia every woman who is older than you is an Aunty, Teta.

She would make this meatloaf whenever we visited and then my mum learnt how to make it (because it was so good) and so we got to enjoy Gabi's meatloaf in Australia even after she and her husband left to go back and live in Croatia.

You can also wrap the prosciutto around the eggs on the inside and leave the outside just to the mince, but it's a lot prettier with the prosciutto on the outside. And you can let your creativity run wild with how you wrap it around the loaf.

Also, please cover with foil! I completely forgot to cover with foil and then 30 minutes later realised when all the edges of the prosciutto had burnt up. Sigh. Cover with foil and then in the last 15 minutes of baking, remove it to get the top crispy.

Let me know if you tried this meat lovers delight and what you thought

Dobar Tek! Zivjeli! (Bon Appetit! Cheers and let’s live!)