Meatloaf Texas Style Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 1 cup of tomato sauce, chips, onion, green pepper and taco seasoning. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Pat into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour or until the meat is no longer pink and a thermometer reads 160°; drain. Heat the remaining tomato sauce. Slice meat loaf; top with tomato sauce.

Steps:

• Combine salt, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, cumin, Mexican oregano, and thyme in a spice grinder until powdered. Set rub aside.
• Combine beef, almond flour, bell pepper, onion, jalapeno, egg, and garlic in a bowl. Mix lightly with hands until loosely combined. Gently fold in spice rub mixture until distributed throughout.
• Punch holes in the bottom of the aluminum foil pan and coat with grapeseed oil. Form the meat mixture into a loaf and place in the prepared pan. Place in the refrigerator to chill while preparing the smoker.
• Preheat the smoker to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Place a water-filled pan under the grate where the meatloaf will be placed. Fill firebox with charcoal and 1 chunk pecan wood.
• Place meatloaf in the hot smoker.
• Combine apple juice, vinegar, bourbon, water, Worcestershire sauce, and lemon juice in a clean, all-purpose spray bottle. Spray the outside of the meatloaf well with apple spray every 30 minutes.
• Refill firebox with charcoal and 1 chunk pecan wood every 45 minutes to maintain temperature; ground meat absorbs smoke very easily, so use only 1 chunk of wood at a time. Smoke meatloaf until internal temperature reaches 130 degrees F (55 degrees C), about 2 hours.
• Combine water, ketchup, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, mustard, lemon juice, honey, liquid smoke, ancho chile powder, red pepper flakes, and black pepper in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring glaze to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook until reduced, about 20 minutes.
• Discontinue apple spray; brush glaze over entire top and sides of meatloaf every 30 minutes. Continue smoking until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), 4 to 5 hours more. Remove meatloaf from smoker and let rest 10 minutes before cutting and serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine meat with all ingredients except cheese.
• On a sheet of wax paper, flatten the meat mixture to 1/4 inch thick.
• Shape into a flat rectangle.
• Place cheese slices on top of meat, leaving about 1/2inch space on outside edges.
• Lift up one end of wax paper and begin rolling the meat mixture like a jellyroll onto cheese.
• When all cheese is rolled into meat mixture, pinch sides to keep cheese from melting out.
• Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Use wax paper to help lift meat loaf into pan.
• Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes. Let rest for 20 minutes after removing from oven.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees
• In a bowl, thoroughly combine the ground beef and pork. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs. Stir in the milk and oats. Pour into the meats. Mix thoroughly.
• Add Worcestershire sauce, tomatoes, celery, onion, green pepper, salt, pepper, herbs and garlic. Mix well.
• Form into oval loaf in a roasting pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste and lay the bacon lengthwise on top. Bake 50 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first nine ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture; mix well. Combine the milk, eggs and Worcestershire sauce; mix into the beef mixture. Add crumbs., Grease a large sheet of foil. Place bacon on foil. Mold meat mixture into a loaf and place over bacon. Seal foil tightly around loaf. Refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight. , Place wrapped loaf on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 1 hour. Open foil; drain juices. Combine sauce ingredients and spoon over loaf. Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes longer or until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°.

Steps:

• Make the meatloaf: Heat oven to 350 degrees and grease a rimmed baking sheet with oil. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a medium skillet over medium. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in tomato paste until well combined; let cool.
• In a large bowl, combine bread and milk, and mash with a spoon until a paste forms. Add eggs, parsley, salt, pepper, thyme and cooled onion mixture and mix until well blended. Add the beef, pork and veal, and mix gently to combine, being careful not to overwork the meat. Divide mixture into 2 equal portions and shape each into a 4-by-8-inch meatloaf on the prepared baking sheet.
• Make the glaze: In a small bowl, whisk together ketchup and Worcestershire sauce until smooth. Use a spoon to spread mixture over the top and sides of each meatloaf. Bake until nicely browned and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of meatloaf registers 160 degrees, 45 to 55 minutes. Let rest for 15 minutes before slicing.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Soak the crushed tortilla chips in milk until soft.
• Combine chips with beef, 1 cup of salsa, and eggs. Mix thoroughly; I usually dig in with my hands at this point because it seems to work the best when mixing.
• Pack into a greased loaf pan, or form into desired shape in shallow baking dish.
• Spread remaining salsa over top of the loaf.
• Bake for 1 hour.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients except tomato sauce(or brown gravy). Mix well.
• 2. Shape into loaf in 12x8x1.5 baking pan. Bake for 45 minutes, remove from oven and remove grease drippings from pan. Pour tomato sauce(or brown gravy) over top of loaf and return to oven. Cook for an additional 15 mins.
• 3. Remove from oven and serve with mashed potatoes. Makes a great meatloaf sandwich with leftovers.

Steps:

• In a spice grinder, combine the brisket rub ingredients and grind together until a powder is formed.
• In a bowl, place the beef, nut flour, shredded onion, shredded bell pepper, jalapeno, grated garlic and egg.
• Mix lightly with your hands until loosely combined.
• Cover the mixture with enough of the brisket rub to completely coat the outside of the mixture ball.
• Gently fold in the spice rub into the mixture until distributed well throughout.
• Spray a grilling grid (or a foil pan with holes punched in the bottom) with a high temperature oil (grapeseed or safflower).
• Form the meat into a loaf and place on the grilling grid. Chill in the fridge while prepping your smoker.
• Get your smoker up to 250-275 degrees F.
• Place a water-filled pan under the grate where your meatloaf will be placed.
• Once up to temp, place the meatloaf on the grilling grid on the grate directly above the water-filled pan.
• Combine the ingredients for the Apple Spray and place in an all-purpose spray bottle.
• Spray the outside of the loaf well with the Apple Spray every 30 minutes.
• Refill the firebox with charcoal and wood every 45 minutes to maintain your temperature, but only use 1 chunk at a time as ground meat absorbs smoke very easily.
• When the internal temperature of the loaf reaches 130 degrees F, combine the Glaze ingredients in a saucepot.
• Bring the Glaze to a boil over medium-high heat and then reduce to simmer. Cook for 20 minutes until reduced.
• Don't use the Apple Spray anymore and brush the Glaze over the entire top and sides of the meatloaf every 30 minutes.
• Continue smoking until the internal temperature of the meatloaf reaches 160 degrees F, about 6-7 hours.
• Remove from the smoker and let rest 10 minutes before cutting and serving.