VENISON MEATLOAF WITH BLACKBERRY BBQ SAUCE AND BUFFALO SWEET POTATO/PUMPKIN HASH

VENISON MEATLOAF WITH BLACKBERRY BBQ SAUCE AND BUFFALO SWEET POTATO/PUMPKIN HASH image

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 22

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VENISON MEATLOAF
¾ lb. ground venison
6 slices hickory smoked bacon
½ egg
½, 8 ounce canned tomato sauce
½ medium onion, finely chopped
½ cup dry bread crumbs
¾ tsp. salt
1/16 tsp. pepper
BUFFALO SWEET POTATO/PUMPKIN HASH
1 cup Tropical Food's Buffalo Nuts®
1 sweet potato, diced
1 edible pumpkin, diced
2 tbsp. butter, melted
Salt and pepper to taste
BLACKBERRY BBQ SAUCE
½ cup blackberry preserves
1 ½ cups ketchup
1/8 cup brown sugar
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
¼ tsp. mustard powder
2 tsp. red wine vinegar

Steps:

VENISON MEATLOAF In a large bowl lightly beat egg; add tomato sauce, onion, bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Add venison and mix well. Roll and press into 6 rounds. Wrap meatloaf in one slice of bacon per round. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, until a meat thermometer reads 160 degrees. BUFFALO SWEET POTATO/PUMPKIN HASH Using a food processor, make powder out of Tropical Food's Buffalo Nuts®. Cut both sweet potato and pumpkin into small dice. Melt butter in a large sauté pan. Add potato and pumpkin and sauté until soft, adding water as needed. Stir in Buffalo Nuts® powder, salt and pepper to taste. BLACKBERRY BBQ SAUCE In a medium bowl, mix together blackberry preserves, ketchup, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, mustard powder, and red wine vinegar. Serve sauce over venison meatloaf with buffalo sweet potato/pumpkin hash.