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the meatloaf experiments

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I didn't know this was going to happen as I originally made a meatloaf a few weeks ago out of the blue. I hadn't made a meatloaf in over a decade because my wife said she hated them. I happen to like them, but I do not like the normal meatloaf setup with ketchup and brown sugar and such. I tend to like a more savory loaf of meat. This is what prompted The Meatloaf Experiments.

first recipe

After bumbling around with lesser meatloaves (meatloafs?), the family settled on this one as being "the best" of the ones so far. It is great for meatloaf sandwiches the next day after spending the night in the fridge, if you go for that stuff.

This particular loaf is kinda spicy and has the following:

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  • 2 pounds of ground beef
  • 1 pound of spicy pork sausage
  • 1 large sweet onion, diced
  • 1 poblano pepper, diced
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup of porq pork rind crumbs
  • lots of black pepper
  • lots of garlic powder
  • 2 tablespoons of adobo chipotle sauce
  • 2 tablespoons of worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon of cumin

The glaze

I just use the remainder of the can of adobo chipotle sauce from above.

Method

Dump everything into a big mixing bowl and give it a good mix. Use your hands, you get the best results. Once mixed up, form your loaf on a sheet pan with some parchment paper. Don't use a loaf pan, just putting it on the baking sheet gets the meat more surface heat, giving you that good crunchy exterior. Set your oven to pre-heat to 350 degrees F.

Place the loaf in the oven and give it about an hour. At the hour mark, take it out of the oven and put your glaze on. Bake for another 15 minutes and then take it out. You want an internal temperature of 160 or so. Allow it to rest for about ten minutes and then slice it up.

a loaf of meat.
a loaf of meat post glazing. i just used the remaining Adobo sauce.
the finished product in all it's greasy glory. reminder, this loaf is quite spicy.

Tweaks

In this modification of the recipe, I cut back to half a pound on the spicy sausage and used more jalapenos.

A loaf made of 2 pounds of ground beef, one half pound of spicy sausage, one diced large yellow onion, 5 diced jalapeno peppers, 2 eggs, one cup of "Porq" keto bread crumbs, salt, pepper, garlic, and finely chopped cilantro.
Added one can of adobo chili sauce for the "glaze."
After one hour in the oven at 350 degrees. Going to let this "rest" for half an hour. It's internal temperature should go up around 5 degrees.

Impressions

This version of the meatloaf that left off half of the spicy sausage and cumin is probably the best so far. To be honest, I am unhappy that I did not add cumin. Next time, I will duplicate this version and add the cumin. As for the overall taste, it was not too salty, had just the right amount of spice, and was juicy.

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mmmmm, The Meatloaf Experiments is a part of a series on Food
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