Meatloaf (Beef, Pork with Spicy Tomato Brown Sugar Glaze)

This meatloaf recipe is one that has lots of meaty flavour from the Worcestershire sauce, garlic and spices. What makes it super duper juicy is the onions, egg, ketchup and milk. It’s the perfect blend and combination of spices and moisture that results in a fabulous slice of juicy meatloaf. Be generous and slice a nice thick slice and serve it with your favourite veggies or salad.

Meatloaf:
1½ lbs ground beef and pork mix
½ cup panko breadcrumbs
1 large egg
2 Tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped
½ cup onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
½ tsp. ground mustard powder
1 tsp. sea salt
½ tsp. black pepper, freshly cracked
¼ cup ketchup or tomato sauce
¼ cup milk

Sauce:
½ cup ketchup
2 Tbsp. barbeque sauce
2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
1 Tbsp. brown sugar
½ tsp. ground smoked paprika
¼ tsp. chipotle powder

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C/160°C fan, Gas Mark 4). Grease an 8½"x4½" bread loaf pan or baking dish.

In a large bowl combine all the meatloaf ingredients (beef, bread crumbs, egg, parsley, onion, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, mustard powder, salt, pepper, ketchup or tomato sauce, and milk). Cook a small piece of the meat at the point to taste for seasonings. If you want to add more salt/pepper, add it now before baking.

Transfer the mixture to baking dish and gently smooth out the top, but do not press down too much on the meat. You don’t want the meat to be too dense by packing it down hard.

Make the sauce: combine all the sauce ingredients (ketchup, bbq sauce, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, smoked paprika, and chipotle) and pour over the top and top edges of the meatloaf.

Bake in oven for about 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until the loaf is cooked through and the internal temperature is at least 160°F (71°C).

Makes 8 servings.