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Beef and Pork Fattie Meat Loaf

CRUMB MIXTURE:
6 ounces Milton's Garlic & Herb Crackers or garlic flavored croûtons
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1-1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon chili powder

VEGETABLE MIXTURE:
1/2 yellow onion, roughly chopped
1 carrot, peeled and broken up
3 whole cloves peeled garlic
1/2 bell pepper, seeded

MEAT MIXTURE:
1 lb. ground beef
1 lb. package of Jimmy Dean - Pork Sausage (flavor of your choice)

1 egg
2 Tbs cream or milk

1/2 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a food processor, combine crackers, black pepper, salt,
cayenne pepper and chili powder. Pulse until the mixture is
fine crumbs. Place this CRUMB MIXTURE into a large bowl.

Combine the onion, carrot, garlic, and bell pepper in a food processor.
Pulse until the VEGETABLE MIXTURE is finely chopped, but not pureed.

Combine ground beef with pork sausage in a bowl and mix well.

Add the VEGETABLE MIXTURE and MEAT MIXTURE to the CRUMB MIXTURE. Mix well.

Add the egg and cream and mix thoroughly, but avoid squeezing the meat.

Place the meatloaf mixture into a 2-piece meat loaf pan and press down to evenly fill pan.

Coat top of meat loaf with 1/2 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce.

Bake 60 minutes at 350 F, or until center, internal temperature reaches 165 F.


This recipe can also be used to make smoked meatloaf in a smoker.

I adapted this recipe from Alton Brown's Good Eats Meatloaf.