A recent meatloaf post had me wanting meatloaf. You know this forum does that to you sometimes (ok, always). This ground beef was to have been used in stuffed red peppers, then my thought was smashburgers, it finally wound up in meatloaf.
I almost didn't post this as it is most definitely not my best work. But sometimes you just have to suck it up and post the failures along with the good stuff.
It started out ok and looks fine. Ground beef, bread crumbs, diced peppers, diced onions, minced garlic, Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce, Worcestershire, egg. And that's what turned into a problem - the single egg. Not sure what I was thinking, but at least two should have been used.
The loaf, looking pretty (but nekkid) -
I decided to adorn it with red pepper strips. There, that looks so much prettier! :mrgreen: -
Out onto the Weber it goes -
Taking on a little bit of color -
Time for bbq glaze -
After about 45-50 minutes it was done, temping around 165F and looking pretty decent -
However, when slicing, it started to crumble and I quickly realized my error of not enough binder (eggs). Oh well, not every dinner can be a masterpiece. :mmph:
Sticking with the comfort food theme, mashed potatoes are a must with meatloaf. Although my wife is the master chef when it comes to mashed potatoes, I'm still living the bachelor life and will make do with my own which turned out pretty good (but I'm not taking over mashed potato duties).
Plated pics. Food styling is another one of my "needs to improve upon skills" and the blobs of bbq sauce don't help these pics. But, on the plus side, this turned out quite decent. I don't know how well it'll hold up for sandwiches over the next few days, perhaps some time in the fridge will help. Again, they can't all be winners. :icon_blush:
So, there you have it. Comfort food from the bachelor pad. It tasted a lot better than it looks but ya gotta go with the flow.
Thanks for reading through to the end of this thread.
Regards,
-lunchman
I almost didn't post this as it is most definitely not my best work. But sometimes you just have to suck it up and post the failures along with the good stuff.
It started out ok and looks fine. Ground beef, bread crumbs, diced peppers, diced onions, minced garlic, Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce, Worcestershire, egg. And that's what turned into a problem - the single egg. Not sure what I was thinking, but at least two should have been used.
The loaf, looking pretty (but nekkid) -
I decided to adorn it with red pepper strips. There, that looks so much prettier! :mrgreen: -
Out onto the Weber it goes -
Taking on a little bit of color -
Time for bbq glaze -
After about 45-50 minutes it was done, temping around 165F and looking pretty decent -
However, when slicing, it started to crumble and I quickly realized my error of not enough binder (eggs). Oh well, not every dinner can be a masterpiece. :mmph:
Sticking with the comfort food theme, mashed potatoes are a must with meatloaf. Although my wife is the master chef when it comes to mashed potatoes, I'm still living the bachelor life and will make do with my own which turned out pretty good (but I'm not taking over mashed potato duties).
Plated pics. Food styling is another one of my "needs to improve upon skills" and the blobs of bbq sauce don't help these pics. But, on the plus side, this turned out quite decent. I don't know how well it'll hold up for sandwiches over the next few days, perhaps some time in the fridge will help. Again, they can't all be winners. :icon_blush:
So, there you have it. Comfort food from the bachelor pad. It tasted a lot better than it looks but ya gotta go with the flow.
Thanks for reading through to the end of this thread.
Regards,
-lunchman
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