Direct Heat Meatloaf

[TheHojo]

Clean out the freezer day - made two meatloaf using a pound each of bison, lamb, turkey and pork - used various rubs and a mustard based bbq sauce



Cooked over direct heat for about 3 hours - once the meat hit an internal temp of 120 I mopped every 20 minutes or so with a mustard vinegar based mop sauce. Also tossed on a batch of cheesy jalapeño hominy



When the meatloaf hit an IT of 165 I removed from my Royale BBQ Fab direct heat cooker - let it rest for 30 minutes - and then dug in

 

[bowhnter]

It looks great! The hominy sounds interesting.

 

[Itsdone]

My meatloaf would never hold its shape without a loaf pan. I use a Magic meatloaf pan and do my very best to drop it in without touching the sides but it always sags and touches at some point. This is by design though since it produces the most moist and tender meatloaf.

 

[Stingerhook]

Lookin' good Ted.

 

[TheHojo]

It looks great! The hominy sounds interesting.

It’s really good - think of it as an alternative to Mac n cheese - but in my opinion not as heavy

 

[Smoking Piney]

Looks great! :thumb:

 

[Big George's BBQ]

Looks and sounds Great to me. Would really like to try that Hominy

 

[SMOKE FREAK]

Love the loafs.
Need to know more to make the hominy dish. :thumb:

 

[Robert]

Ted,

The meat loaf looks tasty. But, let me be the fourth one to inquire about the hominy. I'd love to try it if you can help with the details.


Thanks,


Robert

 

[TheHojo]

I did a half recipe


Ingredients

4 cans of white hominy - I used Bush White Hominy - 15.5 oz cans
2 jalapeños
1 pound of EZ Melt Cheese - I used White American
1/2 Stick Butter
Favorite Rub

Drain the hominy - save some of the juices (about a cup )

Put hominy in the pan - add cup of juices - half stick of butter - favorite rub - into the smoker at 250-275 for an hour

At the same time - throw 2 jalapeños into smoker for 20-30 minutes - remove - cut off tops - dice remainder and toss into the hominy pan (can also do this ahead of time and cook the entire time with the hominy)


After an hour - add I pound of cubed or shredded easy melt cheese - back into smoker for another hour


Total time on smoker is 2 hours

 

[TheHojo]

Joe Zavala of Zavala’s BBQ is how I found it

https://youtu.be/mFdLJJo3p3g?si=89O2dJUntk8JFS2Z

I have tried with both shredded cheddar cheese and the EZ Melt Cheese - in my opinion the EZ Melt is far superior due to the fact it melts smooth and creamy

 

[Big George's BBQ]

I believe the shredded cheese has flour so it wont stick. That may interfere with the melting

 

[Bluebird]

That looks great!

 

[Maylar]

I believe the shredded cheese has flour so it wont stick. That may interfere with the melting

Which is why melted cheese recipes tell you to shred your own. Every kitchen needs a shredder.

 

[TheHojo]

Which is why melted cheese recipes tell you to shred your own. Every kitchen needs a shredder.

I actually shredded my own cheese - still didn’t melt very well - I might have had cheap cheese!

 

[cowgirl]

Looks delicious!

 

[Robert]

Thanks for the hominy recipe. I forgot to ask about the jalapeno and onions on the side of the meatloaf. Are those pickled?


Thanks,


Robert

 

[1MoreFord]

I do a recipe similar to the hominy but with whole kernel corn. It's been a staple for years.

 

[TheHojo]

Thanks for the hominy recipe. I forgot to ask about the jalapeno and onions on the side of the meatloaf. Are those pickled?


Thanks,


Robert

They were in the mop sauce I made - figured they were too good to go to waste

 

[Robert]

I do a recipe similar to the hominy but with whole kernel corn. It's been a staple for years.

Please share. I'm always looking for different side dishes to add to table.


Thanks,


Robert