Whenever I ask the boys what I should make for dinner, it inevitably involves meat. This afternoon, while we were walking around Trader Joe's, Riley decided on meatloaf. Meatloaf is so easy; all you need is meat, a binding agent, and some fun flavors.
In this case, I used 2 pounds of 96/4 grass fed beef, 1 egg, 1/2 pound of sliced crimini mushrooms, 1/2 C diced onions, 1 T unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 t anise seeds, 1 T dried oregano, 1/2 t ancho chili powder. Blend all the ingredients together until they are well-mixed. Press into a buttered loaf pan and prick the top with a fork. Spread the top with barbeque sauce* and bake at 350 until the sides of the meat pull away from the pan. Serve with more barbeque sauce.
1/4 C water
1/4 C lead-free balsamic vinegar
1/4 C brown sugar
3 T olive oil
2 T paprika
1 T ancho chili powder
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 t cayenne
Mix all ingredients together in small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer till thickened.
In this case, I used 2 pounds of 96/4 grass fed beef, 1 egg, 1/2 pound of sliced crimini mushrooms, 1/2 C diced onions, 1 T unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 t anise seeds, 1 T dried oregano, 1/2 t ancho chili powder. Blend all the ingredients together until they are well-mixed. Press into a buttered loaf pan and prick the top with a fork. Spread the top with barbeque sauce* and bake at 350 until the sides of the meat pull away from the pan. Serve with more barbeque sauce.*Barbeque Sauce
1 C organic ketchup 1/4 C water
1/4 C lead-free balsamic vinegar
1/4 C brown sugar
3 T olive oil
2 T paprika
1 T ancho chili powder
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 t cayenne
Mix all ingredients together in small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer till thickened.
Mmm, I love mushrooms. This sounds like a really flavorful meatloaf and that BBQ sauce sounds nice and spicy.
ReplyDeletemmm! This is the second mushroom meatloaf I've seen today and I think I've been missing out my whole life! Sounds fabulous!
ReplyDeletewhat a great rendition of a familiar classic. what a great idea to add cocoa and ancho...sort of a mole meatloaf--and then that kick of bbq?!! my mouth is watering. i shouldn't have come to browse so close to dinner time! thank you for sharing this amazing recipe with tuesday night supper club!
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