cpw
Babbling Farker
I kept seeing threads about smoked meatloaf, so I finally decided to give it a shot. The recipe was a mixture of what I found on here:
~1.5 pounds ground chuck
~1 pound ground pork (I used ground rib trimmings/pork butt trimmings...get yourself a grinder and grind all those trimmings up! They make great sausage)
1 orange pepper diced (I would have used red, but the ones at the store were all nasty)
1 small sweet onion diced
1 carrot diced
3 sage leaves chopped
2-3 thyme twigs, chopped
2 eggs
1/2 cup bread crumbs
worcestershire
salt, pepper, garlic powder
Saute onion and pepper in a little bit of oil. Cool, and add carrots and herbs.
Mixed the eggs, woosty, bread crumbs and seasonings (I also added some Simply Marvelous season all) then add pork, beef, and vegetables. Mix well.
For the loaf, I put a sheet of plastic wrap in a loaf pan, then lined with bacon strips. Placed the meat mixture in the pan, fold edges of bacon over the top, and close up the saran wrap. I let it set overnight in the fridge, but I would imagine an hour or so would be fine.
When I was ready to cook, I took it out of the pan, gave it a pretty good dose of Dixie Meat Rub Pork rub, and put it in the smoker at 325.
When the IT was about 155, I glazed it with homemade BBQ sauce, let the set for a few minutes until the IT came up to 160, then sliced and served!
I judge my cooking by whether or not the wife likes it. She hates meatloaf, but I gave her a slice to try and she said "This is REALLY good!" So I deem it a success! :thumb:
~1.5 pounds ground chuck
~1 pound ground pork (I used ground rib trimmings/pork butt trimmings...get yourself a grinder and grind all those trimmings up! They make great sausage)
1 orange pepper diced (I would have used red, but the ones at the store were all nasty)
1 small sweet onion diced
1 carrot diced
3 sage leaves chopped
2-3 thyme twigs, chopped
2 eggs
1/2 cup bread crumbs
worcestershire
salt, pepper, garlic powder
Saute onion and pepper in a little bit of oil. Cool, and add carrots and herbs.
Mixed the eggs, woosty, bread crumbs and seasonings (I also added some Simply Marvelous season all) then add pork, beef, and vegetables. Mix well.
For the loaf, I put a sheet of plastic wrap in a loaf pan, then lined with bacon strips. Placed the meat mixture in the pan, fold edges of bacon over the top, and close up the saran wrap. I let it set overnight in the fridge, but I would imagine an hour or so would be fine.
When I was ready to cook, I took it out of the pan, gave it a pretty good dose of Dixie Meat Rub Pork rub, and put it in the smoker at 325.
When the IT was about 155, I glazed it with homemade BBQ sauce, let the set for a few minutes until the IT came up to 160, then sliced and served!
I judge my cooking by whether or not the wife likes it. She hates meatloaf, but I gave her a slice to try and she said "This is REALLY good!" So I deem it a success! :thumb:
