Recipe of the Day

[patgund]

This is from yesterday's Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Actually sounds pretty good to me, minus the green bell pepper, and maybe using garlic tabasco in place of regular.

Cajun Meatloaf

Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef
1/2 pound andouille sausage, casings removed, crumbled
1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
3/4 cup dried bread crumbs
1/2 cup whole milk
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco or other hot-pepper sauce
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon paprika

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients and mix well. Turn the mixture into a lightly sprayed or oiled 9-by-5-inch loaf pan and gently pat down.

Bake until the loaf is firm and the top is lightly browned, about an hour. Let stand in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes before serving. Remove the loaf from the pan and slice to serve.

Serves: 6

Prep time: 10-15 minutes

Cook time: 1 hour, plus 5 to 10 minutes to stand

-- Recipe from "Meatloaf" by Maryana Vollstedt (Chronicle Books)

Comments

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

Bell pepper is part of the "trinity" which defines Cajun cookery, so maybe don't nix it entirely. I like a little red bell pepper chopped as a CONDIMENT, but not as a Vegetable, if you take my meaning. Maybe add some celery, the leafy end, and complete the Cajun Trinity while you're at it. At least they remembered onions.


Agreed about garlic of course.

[patgund.livejournal.com]

Problem is a) I don't like bell pepper, and b) we have one person here who's allergic to them.

Otherwise I agree completely. :-)