IMMENSE MEATLOAF - JAMIE OLIVER

IMMENSE MEATLOAF - JAMIE OLIVER image

Yield 6 6

Number Of Ingredients 22

3 red onions
olive oil
16 oz ground meat ( beef, beef & pork, elk & pork etc)
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1.5 oz parm. cheese
2 C bread crumbs
1 egg
1 bunch fresh Thyme leafs
6 slices smoky bacon
8 cloves of garlic, mashed
4 fresh chilies, chopped leave seeds out to drop heat
2 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp fennel seeds
2 tsp sweet smoked paprika
3 whole cloves
1 orange zest and juice
1/2 C dark brown sugar
1/C balsamic vinegar
7 TBSP ketchup
1/4 C apple juice
2 tsp Worchestershire sauce
2 tsp English mustard or equivalent

Steps:

Heat oven to 425 F. Chop one onion, fry in pan and olive oil about 15 mins until soft and golden. Put onion, meat, crumbs, red pepper flakes in food processor, add egg, half the thyme leaves, season with S&P, pulse till mixed completely, transfer to cooking pan, lay bacon on top of meatloaf and cook in oven for 30 minutes, basting with the bacon renderings at bottom of pan. While the meatloaf is in the oven, chop the remaining onions, add olive oil to fry pan, add onions, garlic, chilies, remaining thyme leaves, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, paprika, cloves and cook on medium heat until soft, about 10 mins. Transfer this mixture to a mixing bowl, grate in orange zest, squeeze in juice, add apple juice, sugar, balsamic, ketchup, worch sauce, mustard blend with a hand mixer till semi smooth, then put back in fry pan on medium heat and allow it to thicken about 10 minutes. Pour this thru a strainer into another bowl, then baste this all over the meat loaf and return to the oven for about 20 minutes or until internal temp of 165 F is reached. Keep basting the meat loaf as it cooks, serve with mashed potatos and veg of choice. not super healthy because of the bacon, but super tasty because of the bacon. Enjoy!