We always hesitate to call this dish “meatloaf ” at our cooking school in Italy because of the possible negative connotations of the word. Rest assured – this dish is colourful, moist, flavoursome and very comforting.
You can serve this dish with or without the tomato sauce, as you wish. Without the sauce, it makes great picnic food, served at room temperature.
* If you make it without the sauce, you may need to add a cup or two of stock to keep it form going dry (once the wine has evaporated). This depends on how much water comes out of your ricotta, meat etc!
Find it online: https://organictuscany.org/recipes/polpettone/