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Good Eats Meatloaf

Recipe courtesy of Alton Brown
Show: Good Eats Episode: Daily Grind

Photo: Good Eats Meatloaf

TOTAL TIME: 1 hr 10 min
Prep: 25 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 45 min
 
YIELD: 6 to 8 servings
LEVEL: --

ingredients

  • 6 ounces garlic-flavored croutons
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 onion, roughly chopped
  • 1 carrot, peeled and broken
  • 3 whole cloves garlic
  • 1/2 red bell pepper
  • 18 ounces ground chuck
  • 18 ounces ground sirloin
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 egg
      • FOR THE GLAZE:
      • 1/2 cup catsup
      • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
      • Dash Worcestershire sauce
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      Directions

      Heat oven to 325 degrees F.

      In a food processor bowl, combine croutons, black pepper, cayenne pepper, chili powder, and thyme. Pulse until the mixture is of a fine texture. Place this mixture into a large bowl. Combine the onion, carrot, garlic, and red pepper in the food processor bowl. Pulse until the mixture is finely chopped, but not pureed. Combine the vegetable mixture, ground sirloin, and ground chuck with the bread crumb mixture. Season the meat mixture with the kosher salt. Add the egg and combine thoroughly, but avoid squeezing the meat.

      Pack this mixture into a 10-inch loaf pan to mold the shape of the meatloaf. Onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, turn the meatloaf out of the pan onto the center of the tray. Insert a temperature probe at a 45 degree angle into the top of the meatloaf. Avoid touching the bottom of the tray with the probe. Set the probe for 155 degrees.

      Combine the catsup, cumin, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce and honey. Brush the glaze onto the meatloaf after it has been cooking for about 10 minutes.

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      • on April 17, 2013

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        We love Alton, but he really steered us wrong on this recipe. We followed the recipe exactly. It took about 90 minutes to cook, not the 45 that the recipe called for. After about one hour into baking, the temp read only 120 so we turned the oven up to 350. When we tried to slice it, the meatloaf crumbled. The taste was okay, but not good enough for us to save the recipe. Sorry, Alton!

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      • on February 27, 2013

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        In the words of Rachel Ray: Yum-O!
        This the first meat loaf I've made which sliced left-over, perfect for sandwiches (cold or heated like my mom used to serve the second day.

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      • on November 13, 2012

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        This is the best meatloaf I have ever tasted. The only complaint I have is that the cooking time is way off. It takes far longer than 45 minutes.

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