Saturday, April 9, 2011

Rachelle's Meat Loaf

No two ways about it - best meat loaf I have ever had,,,ever.

Chelle is a lovely young lady I once had the pleasure of knowing...daughter of a man I was seeing.  Such a shame we aren't in contact anymore but that is the way life works sometimes. 

Rachelle's Meatloaf

1 - 1/2 # ground beef
1C bread crumbs
1 Egg
2C Shredded Cheddar, divided
1 medium vadalia or other sweet onion, finely chopped, about 1/2 cup
2 Tbl sweet pickle relish
sea salt/pepper
4 Slices Bacon
Your favorite BBQ sauce (hers calls for swt baby ray's so does mine =)

Sides - asparagus wrapped with bacon & huge bakers (if making bakers put in oven now when you begin prep - large Idaho potatoes - they are bakers,,,)

Preheat 350

Mix all but bacon, BBQ sauce & 1 C cheddar

Press into 2 qt baking dish.  Cook bacon until about 1/2 done (doing about 10-12 slices if making asparagus side)(and however many the cook gets for cooking =) Set bacon aside(reserve bacon fat if making asparagus).  Cover meat with BBQ sauce, then bacon , then cheese.  Bake about 1 hr watching cheese, rest 10 minutes. 

Asparagus wrapped with Bacon


Poke potatoes so they don't explode

break off ends - seperate into bundles - thin asparagus is the most tender

wrap bundles - secure with toothpicks - add sea salt and reserved bacon fat

Ready to broil - and my bacon ready to eat =)
Back to meatloaf




Before cooking




Rest


Now - Broil asparagus 4 minutes and turn then watch about another 4 minutes depending on the thickness of your asparagus

ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!









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