Cast Iron Pan Grilled Meat Loaf Food

FARMHOUSE STYLE CAST IRON SKILLET MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Warm an 8-9 inch cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add the lard, swirling the pan to coat the bottom surface of the skillet. Add the onions and cook until translucent. Add the garlic, thyme, and rosemary, stirring for one minute to prevent the garlic from burning. Remove the pan from the heat.
• In a large bowl, combine the ground beef or buffalo with the Italian sausage that has been removed from its casing. Add the tomato paste, sautéed onion mixture, oats, and eggs. Mix to fully combine the ingredients.
• Transfer about half of the mixture to the cast iron skillet, pressing to evenly cover the bottom of the skillet. Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella cheese over the top before covering with the remaining ground meat mixture. Press the meat mixture to the edges of the skillet. The mixture should reach the edges of the skillet and be an even thickness to ensure that it will bake evenly.
• In a small bowl, combine the ketchup, soy sauce, and brown sugar. Spread this mixture over the top of the ground meat. Transfer the skillet to the warm oven and bake for 50 to 60 minutes. When the meatloaf is finished, it will begin to pull away from the edges of the pan and register at 160 degrees on a meat thermometer.
• Remove the meatloaf from the oven and allow to cool for five minutes before slicing into wedges and serving. We love to enjoy this meatloaf with Colcannon Style Mashed Potatoes. The combination of meatloaf, potatoes, and cabbage is a favorite at our farmhouse table.

BASIC MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 350F.
• Combine all ingredients meatloaf ingredients except the glaze ingredients into a large bowl.
• In a separate bowl combine all glaze ingredients.
• Pour the glaze over the meatloaf and cover with tinfoil. Bake in a 9x5 cast iron loaf pan for 45 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 155-160F.
• Allow the meatloaf to rest for 5-10 minutes before slicing. Serve with parsley or shredded cheese.

ETHAN'S "HUNGRY MAN'S CAST IRON" MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Place a large cast iron skillet in the oven. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine ground beef, Italian bread crumbs, noodle soup mix, 1/2 the tomato sauce, eggs, onion, ketchup, cracker crumbs, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, barbeque sauce, steak sauce, salt, 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, and 1/2 teaspoon onion powder in a large bowl; mix well.
• Mix remaining tomato sauce, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl until topping is smooth.
• Remove skillet from the oven. Place ground beef mixture in skillet, smoothing the top. Spread topping over beef.
• Bake in the preheated oven until beef is mostly cooked through, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Remove from oven and drain off grease. Return to the oven and continue cooking until meatloaf juices run clear and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), about 1 hour more.
• Remove meatloaf from oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes before serving.