Cast Iron Glazed Bacon Meatloaf Food

CAST-IRON SKILLET MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Place an 8" cast-iron skillet in oven, and preheat oven to 350℉.
• Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix to combine. Your hands will work best!
• Remove cast-iron skillet from oven and carefully place meat mixture into skillet. Press down so it fills the skillet evenly. Bake for 15 minutes.
• Prepare the glaze by mixing ketchup and mustard together in a small bowl. After meatloaf has cooked for 15 minutes, spread glaze on top of meatloaf with spatula or brush and bake for an additional 5 minutes.
• Cut into 6-8 wedges and enjoy!

BACON-WRAPPED MEATLOAF WITH BROWN SUGAR-KETCHUP GLAZE

Steps:

• For the glaze: Mix all ingredients in a small bowl; set aside.
• For the meatloaf: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat oil in a medium skillet. Add onion and garlic, saute until softened, about 5 minutes; set aside to cool.
• Mix eggs with thyme, salt, pepper, mustard, Worchestershire, pepper sauce, and milk or yogurt. Add egg mixture to meat in a large bowl, along with crackers, oatmeal or bread crumbs, parsley and cook onions and garlic; mix with a fork until evenly blended and meat mixture does not stick to bowl. (If mixture does stick, add additional milk, a couple tablespoons at a time, and continue stirring until mixture stops sticking.)
• Turn meat mixture onto a work surface. With wet hands, pat mixture into a loaf approximately 9 by 5 inches.
• Cover a wire rack with foil; prick foil in several places with a fork. Place a rack on a shallow roasting pan lined with foil for easy cleanup.
• Set formed loaf on rack. Brush loaf with all of glaze, then arrange bacon slices, crosswise, over loaf, overlapping them slightly and tucking them under to prevent curling.
• Bake loaf until bacon is crisp and loaf registers 160 degrees, about 1 hour. Cool for at least 20 minutes. Slice and serve

CAST IRON GLAZED BACON MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Sauté onion, green pepper, and garlic in pan. When browned, set aside and let cool.
• In medium bowl, combine ground beef, bread crumbs, eggs, garlic salt, and pepper together. Mix in cooled onion, pepper, and garlic. Press meatloaf mixture into 9-inch cast iron pan. Add raw bacon to top. I like to do a lattice pattern. Put in oven and bake for 50 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine all ingredients for glaze. After meatloaf has cooked for 50 minutes, remove from oven and brush with glaze. Cook for 10 more minutes. Remove from oven. Make sure internal temperate is at least 160 degrees. Let meatloaf set for 10 minutes. Slice into pieces. Serve directly from cast iron.

GLAZED BACON MEATLOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat together the eggs and milk.
• Add the torn bread and let it absorb the liquid for about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook the bacon until most but not all of the fat is rendered.
• Drain the bacon and set it aside to cool.
• Stir the bread mixture with a fork to blend.
• Add the remaining meatloaf ingredients, including the drained bacon, BUT NOT the beef, and mix thoroughly.
• Fold in the beef and mix to incorporate throughout, being careful to avoid mashing or over handling the meat.
• Cover the bowl and refrigerate overnight.
• When you are ready to cook the meatloaf, preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Remove the bowl from the refrigerator and shape the meat into a loaf approximately 5 inches long and 3 inches high.
• Place in the middle of a low-sided baking pan and bake for 35 minutes.
• In a small bowl, whisk the glaze ingredients together.
• Brush the meatloaf with the glaze and bake for another 20 minutes.
• Remove the meat loaf from the oven and let it sit for a few minutes before slicing and serving.