Traditional Hungarian stuffed meatloaf with eggs in the middle, called Stefania roll. Moist, easy recipe for the perfect dinner, European style.
Today we are making a favorite dinner recipe for a Hungarian meatloaf, called Stefania. If you like meatloaf with eggs, definitely check out my family’s recipe for Mini Bomb Meatloaf.
FUN FACTS: The famous meatloaf recipe was named after a Belgium princess called Stefania. She remarried later in life and while living in Hungary left a large philanthropic impact – even affecting local cuisine. In her memory, the Stefania meatloaf has remained a beloved dinner amongst Hungarians ( and Europeans dare I say).
Meatloaf Ingredients and Substitutions:
- Ground pork and beef mix
- Hard boiled eggs – peeled off – for stuffing
- Mozzarella sticks, optional
- Pickles or precooked carrots – chopped (optional)
- Onion – minced
- Parsley – fresh
- (Stale) bread and water for softening it
NOTE: If you want to make the traditional version stuff the meatloaf with hard boiled eggs only. Additional fillings like carrots, pickles or mozzarella sticks, are an option that many Bulgarians like to add.
How to cook Hungarian Meatloaf:
1st: Prepare the meatloaf base and boil the eggs and carrots.
2nd: Add peeled eggs, mozzarella sticks and pickles/carrots onto the meatloaf base and roll in. Glaze with olive oil and bake.
Hungarian Stuffed Meatloaf (Stefania vagdalt)
Equipment
- 1 loaf pan 9 inch/23 cm maximum
Ingredients
Meatloaf base
- 600 g ground meat mix, (pork & beef)
- 2 slices of (stale) bread
- 1 egg, middle size
- 1 onion, finely minced
- 1 tsp. paprika
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 4 tbsp. olive oil (or beaten egg white), for brushing meatloaf with
Filling
- 1 carrot, boiled & cut in stripes
- 1/2 large mozzarella ball, cut in thin stripes
- 3 boiled eggs, medium
Instructions
Filling
- Hard boil eggs for filling, peel shells off. Cook carrots and cut in stripes. Slice mozzarella cheese and set aside.
Meatloaf
- In a large bowl soak bread in water, leave for 5- 10 minutes. Then drain well and crumble bread.
- Next, add crumbled bread into a large mixing bowl, together with minced onion, egg, ground meat and seasoning. Stir well to combine.
- Then, spread meatloaf mix onto foil in rectangular shape and start arranging the filling (as shown in photos above) – peeled boiled eggs, carrots and mozzarella sticks. Roll inwards until both ends meet, secure to one another.
- Place onto baking paper (with side where both ends meet at the bottom of the pan) and brush with olive oil (beaten egg white).
- Bake in preheated oven -180C/360F until cooked. Use hot air ventilation to get a crispier outer layer for the last 10 minutes of baking. Serve hot.
