SPICY MEATLOAF WITH COLLARDS GREEN

Spicy Meatloaf with collards green image

Categories Beef

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 1/2 pound collard greens (about 2 bunch)
2 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup diced onion
3 cloves garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
2 teaspoon tabasco or hot sauve
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 cup coarse fresh breadcrumbs
1 pound lean ground beef
1 pound ground pork
2 bunches large eggs, lightly beaten
3/4 cup ketchup

Steps:

1. Strip collard leaves from stern (discard stern) finely chop.
2. Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally until soft, about 3 minutes. Add the collards, garlic and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Add hot sauce to taste. Worcestershire sauce, cumin, paprika and pepper and continue to cook until the green are totally wilted 2 to 4 minutes more. Transfer the mixture to bowl and let cool.
3. combine milk and breadcrumbs in a medium bowl and let stand for about 10 minutes.
4. Preheat oven to 350. Coat a large rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray
5. Add beef, pork, eggs, 1/2 cup ketchup, the breadcrumbs and milk and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt to the greens. Gently mix by hand to combine. form into a large, long loaf, 4 to 6 inch wide, on the prepared baking sheet.
6. Bake for 30 minutes. Brush the top with remaining 1/4 cup ketchup.
7. Increase the oven temperature to 400. Continue baking until an instant-read-thermomether inserted into the center registers 165, 25 to 35 minutes.