Friend of Julie: Meat Bagels

Meat Bagel

Ingredients

• 1 ½ onions, finely diced
• 1 tbsp of butter
• 2 pounds of ground pork
• 2 large eggs
• 2/3 cup tomato sauce
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp ground pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. 
2. Line a baking dish with parchment paper.
3. Sauté onions over medium heat in butter and sauté until translucent. 
4. Allow onions to cool before adding them to the meat.
5. In a bowl, mix all of the ingredients including cooked onions. Mix well enough to evenly distribute the spices.
6. Divide the meat into 6 portions. 
7. Using your hands, roll each portion of meat into a ball and then indent the middle and flatten slightly to form the appearance of a bagel.
8. Place the each meat bagel in the baking dish.
9. Bake for 40 minutes or until meat is fully cooked.
10. Allow the meat bagels to cool. 
11. Slice the meat bagel just like a regular bagel. 
12. Fill meat bagel with your favorite toppings, such as tomato slices, lettuce, onions etc. 
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Recipe and photo source: Ditch the Wheat