Wipeout Meatloaf

The hubs and his mother are really in to that show Wipeout. They had a Wipeout Season Premier party the other night and I did the cooking, with some help from The Hubs of course.

We made meatloaf, a dish I’ve gotten down to a blind science.

Before we got cooking the hubs had a brainstorm. Lets add bacon in to the mix. Skeptically I went along with it. In theory his idea was sound, but we'd never tried it before.

To my delight dinner was great. My MIL cleaned her plate. Well, she cleaned her plate of everything except the canned greens. *Shrugs* The hubs and my daughter we all yummy noises as well. Figured since the family enjoyed it so much, i'd share the recipe here.

Bon apetite.

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Wipeout Meatloaf

Ingredients:

15 slices of Bacon (or turkey bacon)

2lbs Fresh Ground Chuck (or ground sirloin)

1 medium size green bell pepper

1 medium size red bell pepper

¼ or a quarter of a large white onion

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon black pepper

Pinch of white pepper (optional)

1 large egg

¼ cup milk (helps to add moisture to the loaf)

1 cup plain breadcrumbs (for moisture and binding)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees C.

In Large skillet brown the bacon to desired texture.

While bacon is browning chop your vegetables and set aside.

In a separate bowl mix milk and egg until light yellow & bubbly. Set aside.

Chop or crumble bacon. I stack the strips on top of each other and chop them with a knife.

Place meat in a large mixing bowl and season with salt and peppers. Mix well.

Note: I use my hands to mix. Its so much easier then a spoon.

Add egg mixture to meat. Mix until egg mixture is no longer visible.

Add bread crumbs, mix well.

Note: The meat should be moist but not wet. If it’s still wet after mixing add more bread crumbs, 1/4 cup at a time.)

FYI: Meatloaf tends to get dry during the baking process, the bread crumbs and milk, or a panade, will help to ensure a moist, juicy loaf.

Add vegetables, mix well. Add bacon, mix well.

Pack meat into 9 x 5” loaf pan or roll in aluminum foil.

Cover with aluminum foil and place in oven (preferably in the center of the middle oven rack)

Cook for 1 hour.

At the 1 hour mark remove foil cover and Bake for an additional 20 minutes or until core temperature reaches 155 degrees C.

Let cool 10 – 15 minutes and serve.

I think it looks more like a fruit cake then meatloaf.

Please drop me a line if you make this. Would love some feedback.

Mali ;~)