My Turn for Meatloaf (pics)

Mighty_Quinn

While everyone was making meatloaf last week, I was getting inspired. I'm not sure who it was that did the puff pastry wrapped meatloaf 'Wellington', but thank you for the inspiration!!! We had company last night so I did two different ones.... Started with a sofrito of red and green bell peppers, onion and garlic When that was cool, added it to 3lbs ground chuck, 1lb ground pork, breadcrumbs, a couple eggs One to be wrapped in a bacon weave, the other will partially cook naked and then get the puff pastry treatment to finish All done....cooked indirect at 300 with cherry and pecan wood for smoke until 140ish internal and then bumped up to 400 to finish once wrapped in pastry...about 2 hours total. Plated with roasted garlic mashed potatoes, green beans and a salad.

Mickey

You could have called. You house for leftovers.

Mighty_Quinn

Sure thing Mickey....gonna be leftovers and wings for steeler/redskin game this afternoon..come on by.

lowlightbw

Looks great!

SmokeyPitt

That looks amazing!!  I posted the "Wellington" last Sunday .  You took it to another level with one bacon wrapped and one wellington  :-bd.

Hmmmm...what about a bacon wrapped then puff pastry?? Maybe a layer of cheese in between?  Then deep fry it!!! OK...I've gone to far :P.

Mighty_Quinn

Thanks for that idea SmokeyPitt!!! Glad you chimed in here, as I'm too lazy to look back for your thread. I like where you're going with the bacon/pastry/deep fried talk...

Austin Egghead

MQ did you let the pastry wrapped cool a little before wrapping.  Both look great.

Mighty_Quinn

No, not all AE....prepped the pastry on my board, brought the loaf in right off the egg, wrapped and back on egg (on a piece of parchment ) to finish.