I recently used this recipe for a neighborhood “house crawl” we were apart of. I wanted to offer our guests something fresh from our farm but also made some from beef for those who were a bit squeamish about eating a fluffy. The end result? I only had beef bites left over and all the alpaca ones were gone!
Ingredients:
- 1.5 lbs Ground Alpaca
- 1 finely chopped onion
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp “better than bullion” beef
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup Ketchup
- 1/4 cup your favorite marinara sauce
- 1/3 cup shredded mexican flavored cheese
Mix the better than bullion, egg and lemon juice together and blend well. Add onion, cheese and ground alpaca and mix with your hands. Lastly add in the bread crumbs and mix thoroughly. Let mixture rest in your refrigerator for 2-3 hours.
Pre-heat oven to 350
Using cooking spray, grease a standard 12 muffin pan
Place round balls of the loaf mixture into each muffin cup and make an indentation with your thumb in the center. Mix the ketchup and marinara sauce together and place a dollop into the indentation of each loaf.
Bake in oven for 35 minutes
Remove and place shredded cheese on top of each loaf, return to oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
Serve and enjoy!
