Meat Loaf Madness (with pron)

[cameraman]

First stab at reverse engineering the incredible meat loaf at Arnold's Country Kitchen here in Nashville. It's well seasoned, smokey and has nice little bits of veggies throughout.

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The diced veggies were lightly sauteed, seasoned, and mixed with the meat
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I pan fried a sample to test the seasoning
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It didn't suck
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I also grilled some veggies for a salad
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Thanks for looking

[Oldbob]

That Looks Fantastic...I Love Meat Loaf !!

[landarc]

Nice meatloaf, that is how my mom did hers, with chunks of veggies and a loose texture.

[ToddM]

Nice, that looks awesome. Meatloaf is becoming one of my favorite things to smoke. I like the addition of the zuccs.

[Hoss]

Dat looks good enough to eat.

[Smokin Patriots]

That meatloaf looks great,and the salad does too!

[HankB]

First stab at reverse engineering the incredible meat loaf at Arnold's Country Kitchen here in Nashville.
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It didn't suck


Quite the contrary! :hungry:

Two possible (positive) outcomes: You matched Country Kitchen or didn't come close but didn't care because the results tasted as good as it looked.

Which is it?

[BobM]

Looks great!

Sent from my Android phone.

[cameraman]

Quite the contrary! :hungry:

Two possible (positive) outcomes: You matched Country Kitchen or didn't come close but didn't care because the results tasted as good as it looked.

Which is it?

You know, I have to say it was pretty close. A little brown gravy wouldn't have hurt. I'm glad I took notes so I can take another stab at it. I should probably head back to Arnold's for another taste. And while I'm there I could get some jalapeno cheese grits, maybe some turnip greens, and a slice of spicy chocolate pie. All in the name of research you understand. :wink:

[cameraman]

Nice, that looks awesome. Meatloaf is becoming one of my favorite things to smoke. I like the addition of the zuccs.

The zuccs worked out well. I'll definitely use them again. Good flavor and I think they contribute to the juiciness.

[Happy Hapgood]

Dayum! Mighty Fine!

ps: Got Leno recorded. Going to see your Son's gig soon!

[tarheelsmoker]

That looks great! I gotta smoke a meatloaf!!

Mike

[westy]

I dont know what Arnolds is like, but cameramans is looking dam tasty. Nice job.

[JohnHB]

I don't care what others say - pork, beef, turkey etc it is a FATTY. Looks great.
I must try.
John

[mbshop]

oh man does that look good ! nicely done.

[Titch]

Nice looking food mate

[esselle]

That looks good....I love Arnolds!

[hcj3rd]

Love me some smoked meatloaf. Great job.

[cameraman]

For those of you unfamiliar with Arnold's Country Kitchen, this video from the James Beard Foundation tells the story. I't's a good watch.

JBF Awards 2009: Arnolds Country Kitchen (Nashville, TN), Americas Classic Award - YouTube

[Ole Man Dan]

When I smoke we nearly always do a couple of pans of meatloaf.
It's that good.
I like to baste mine with Sweet Baby Rays cut with Coffee. Different taste.

[Dgilleece]

I've never heard of smoke meatloaf before but dang that looks good. Question so how did you smoke it. Did you put it on a pan or did you just form a loaf and stick on the grates? How long did you cook it and what temp?

[cameraman]

I've never heard of smoke meatloaf before but dang that looks good. Question so how did you smoke it. Did you put it on a pan or did you just form a loaf and stick on the grates? How long did you cook it and what temp?


Since I was just cooking the meatloaf and grilling the veggies I did it on the kettle. I did it offset at about 350. It was about 2.5 lbs and it cooked for about 45 minutes. Meat loaf, in my experience tends to wrap itself around the grill grate so I just put it on a piece of parchment. I cooked it to about 155. The veggies were grilled in a little grill pan directly over the fire. I glazed it with Night of the Living BBQ sauce which gave it a little kick.

[Big M1ke]

Damn fine looking loaf :thumb:

[Bonewagon]

Nice loaf!

[J-Rod]

Bravo! Great lookin loaf!

[rondini]

A meatloaf done that way always beats 1 from the oven.:thumb: