Roger’s Goetta



Ingredients

2 lbs of Pork or 2 1-lb tubes of Bob Evans Hot Pork Sausage
1 lb of ground round
1 onion, finely chopped
3 bay leaves
1 tsp. reg. salt
1 tsp. garlic salt
1 tbs. ground sage
1 tbs. cayenne pepper (optional)
6 ½ cups of water
4 cups of Instant (1 minute) Oatmeal ***

Place 6 ½ cups of water in large cooker. Put in meat, and all other ingredients (except for the oatmeal) in the water. Break up the meat with a potato masher. Allow meat and spices to look on high (boil) uncovered for at least 25 minutes from first high boil (until meat looks all cooked and has lost all its redness and allow some of the water to cook off) Take impurities off the top while boiling at high temp.

Take out the bay leaves.

Turn heat down to simmer. Add 4 cups of Instant Oatmeal stirring every couple of minutes in until it thickens. Add more if you think you need it. Mixture must be thick when completed.

When the mixture has been completely thickened, and all water is absorbed by oatmeal, pour mixture into two previously treated (with Pam) loaf pans of the size 4 ½ x 8 ½ by 4 inches deep.

Place in refrigerator until firm enough to remove from pans. When ready, slice around outside edge of pan and turn upside down, and bang on counter until loaf falls out. Then, using sharp knife, cut into ¼ inch slices.

In no-stick frying pan, spray with Pam, put in about 2 tablespoons of oil, and cook on high heat until down side is very brown, then turn over, reduce heat to medium, and cook second side until very brown. Remember the goetta has already been cooked, so your goal is to just brown it on each side.

Serve with ketchup.