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Aussie-Style BBQ Meatloaf

Source of Recipe

Brenda-Lee Olson


Recipe Introduction

Original recipe by Peggy Trowbridge Filippone

List of Ingredients

Meatloaf:
* 1 pound lean ground beef
* 1 pound beef, chicken or turkey sausage meat
* 1 cup fine gf breadcrumbs
* 2 medium onions, chopped fine
* 1 Tablespoon curry powder
* 1/2 cup water
* 1 Tablespoon parsley, chopped
* 1 egg, beaten (or for egg-free try 1 4.5 oz jar of Stage 1 sweet potatoes)
* 1 clove garlic, crushed
* 1/2 cup rice, potato or hemp milk
* Salt and pepper to taste

Sauce:
* 1 onion, chopped very fine
* 1 ounce cf margarine
* 1/2 cup ketchup
* 1/4 cup dry red wine OR beef stock
* 1/4 cup gf worcestershire sauce
* 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
* 1/4 cup water
* 2 Tablespoons vinegar
* 1 Tablespoon instant coffee
* 2 teaspoons lemon juice


Recipe

Meatloaf:
Combine ground beef, sausage, breadcrumbs, onions, salt,
pepper, garlic, parsley, curry, and egg in large bowl.

Mix well.

Mix milk and water and add to meat mixture a little at a time until smooth but firm.

Shape into loaf and put into greased baking pan.

Bake 30 minutes at 375 degrees F.

Sauce:
Saute onions in margarine until golden.

Add ketchup, wine, worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, water, vinegar, coffee, and lemon juice.

Bring slowly to a boil, lower heat and simmer 10 to 15 minutes.

After meatloaf has cooked for 30 minutes, pour half of the sauce over
the meat, return to oven and bake 45 minutes more, basting often with
remaining sauce.

Serve loaf hot in thick slices with remaining sauce.

Yield: 8 servings

Authors Notes: The sauce is great with ribs or chicken. The meatloaf also makes great sandwiches on gf bread or buns.