Roulo Me Filo

Name: Roulo Me Filo
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter or margarine; 1 small shallots or onion; 1 1/2 pounds veal ground; 1/2 cup tomatoes chopped, or tomato juice; 1 each cinnamon sticks -or-, 1 ts ground cinnamon; 1 x salt if necessary; 1 x black pepper freshly ground; 1 teaspoon basil fresh, chopped; 2 large eggs separated; 1 1/2 cups salsa; 1/2 cup mizithra cheese grated, or kefalotyri cheese; 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg grated; 12 each phyllo (filo) pastry sheets sheets; 13 cup butter or margarine, melted and warm; 2 large eggs hard-cooked, sliced; 1 tablespoon parsley leaves fresh

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 small shallots or onion
1 1/2 pounds veal ground
1/2 cup tomatoes chopped, or tomato juice
1 each cinnamon sticks -or-, 1 ts ground cinnamon
1 x salt if necessary
1 x black pepper freshly ground
1 teaspoon basil fresh, chopped
2 large eggs separated
1 1/2 cups salsa
1/2 cup mizithra cheese grated, or kefalotyri cheese
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg grated
12 each phyllo (filo) pastry sheets sheets
13 cup butter or margarine, melted and warm
2 large eggs hard-cooked, sliced
1 tablespoon parsley leaves fresh

Directions

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["Heat the butter in a large frying pan, then saute the onion until soft.", "Add the meat, mashing it with a fork until the raw color disappears.", "Add the tomato and cinnamon, cover and simmer about 20 minutes, stirring once or twice.", "Remove the lid and season judiciously (if the cheese is salty, don't add salt until the very end).", "Stir in the basil, then remove the cinnamon stick and cool.", "Using a wooden spoon, mix the egg whites into the meat.", "Meanwhile, prepare the saltsa aspri (it must be thick) and combine with the egg yolks, cheese, and nutmeg.", "Taste to see if salt is needed.", "To make the loaf, spread the baking paper flat on your work surface.", "Lay a sheet of filo (keeping the rest covered with a damp towel or waxed paper) in the center of the paper and brush with butter.", "Continue laying filo, one sheet on top of another, brushing each with butter, to make a large \"base\"" on which to roll the meat loaf (about 15 x 15 inches).""