Cripple Creek Meatloaf Food

CLASSIC MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Place the carrot, celery, onion, red bell pepper, mushrooms, and garlic in a food processor, and pulse until very finely chopped, almost to a puree. Place the minced vegetables into a large mixing bowl, and mix in ground chuck, Worcestershire sauce, and egg. Add Italian herbs, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Mix gently with a wooden spoon to incorporate vegetables and egg into the meat. Pour in bread crumbs. With your hand, gently mix in the crumbs with your fingertips just until combined, about 1 minute.
• Form the meatloaf into a ball. Pour olive oil into a baking dish and place the ball of meat into the dish. Shape the ball into a loaf, about 4 inches high by 6 inches across.
• Bake in the preheated oven just until the meatloaf is hot, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, ketchup, Dijon mustard, and hot sauce. Stir until the brown sugar has dissolved.
• Remove the meatloaf from the oven. With the back of a spoon, smooth the glaze onto the top of the meatloaf, then pull a little bit of glaze down the sides of the meatloaf with the back of the spoon.
• Return meatloaf to oven, and bake until the loaf is no longer pink inside and the glaze has baked onto the loaf, 30 to 40 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the loaf should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Cooking time will depend on shape and thickness of the meatloaf.

CRIPPLE CREEK MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients gently, but well and form into a loaf in a baking pan.
• Do not overmix, as this tends to make for a tough (too firm) meatloaf.
• Mix topping ingredients together and coat top of meatloaf.
• Bake for 1 ½ hours at 350°F
• Cover for first 45 minutes.

COLORADO CHILI MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Peel and dice the onion. Remove core and seeds from red pepper and jalapenos and dice. Thinly slice the green onion.
• In a large skillet heat the olive oil. Add diced onion, red pepper, jalapenos, garlic, chili powder, salt, oregano, and cumin and saute 1 minute. Drain crushed tomatoes and add to skillet. Cover, reduce heat to low and cook about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
• In a large bowl, combine beef and sausage. Add tomato mixture, bread crumbs, eggs, corn, and green onions and mix well.
• Press meat mixture into 2 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.
• Remove from oven and pour off any pan juices. Top evenly with cheddar cheese and return to the oven for about 4 minutes, until cheese melts.

MY SPECIAL MEATLOAF RECIPE

Steps:

• Meatloaf: Combine meat loaf ingredients and place into meatloaf pan or regular loaf pan. I usually have a little left over because the pan I use is a small one. The excess I freeze for future use as stuffed pepper filling (there's usually enough for 2 peppers).
• Smooth out top.
• Sauce: Combine sauce ingredients and pour on top and sides of meatloaf.
• Bake at 350°F about 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until done.

THE CREEK'S MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix ground sirloin, bacon, onion, bell pepper, oats, Cheddar cheese, sour cream, Worcestershire sauce, and Cajun seasoning salt in a large bowl; shape into a loaf.
• Line 1 1/2-quart loaf pan with bread slices. Put loaf atop the bread.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
• Stir tomato sauce and brown sugar together in a saucepan over medium heat; simmer until the sugar dissolves. Add Cheddar cheese in small batches, stirring to melt each batch before adding the next. Stir onion and parsley into the sauce and continue cooking until hot, about 5 minutes. Pour sauce over the meatloaf.

PASSOVER SPECIAL MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a 11 x 13 with cooking spray. I use a 11 x 9 pan.
• Combine all meat loaf ingredients and form into a rounded loaf shape in center of pan.
• Scatter the chopped onions and around the meatloaf and sprinkle the water on top of the onions.
• Bake for 1 hour.
• Combine the glaze ingredients, if using and brush over the meatloaf.
• Bake for 15 minutes.
• Let sit for 10 minutes before slicing.

CREOLE MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the milk, egg, green pepper and onion. Stir in the crackers, salt, mustard and pepper. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Pat into an ungreased 8x4-in. loaf pan. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/4 hours or until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°. Drain. , Let loaf stand in pan for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the sauce ingredients. Cook until heated through. Turn loaf out onto a serving platter. Spoon 1/2 cup hot sauce over loaf; serve remaining sauce with meat loaf.