And without fail, Sacred has come in quick as a flash and cooked us his delicious dish! Remember judges, the judging phase is next week, so don't jump the gun just yet, but I think it's fine to reveal the recipes, one at a time, as the tension builds!
Sacred
"Sacred is serving a barbeque marinated meatloaf, with green chillies, chopped chives and seasoned with ground cayenne"
Ingredients List
- One large mixing bowl
- Standard meatloaf tray (around 9x5x2.5)(disposable ones can be found at your grocer)
- Muffin tray (optional)
- oven
- measuring spoons/cups
- spoon
- knife
- oven mitt
- 10 oz. ground beef (80/20 blend)
- 10 oz. ground pork (you can find packages of half ground beef, half ground pork at most groceries to save money)
- 1 medium sized egg
- 4 tblspoon basalmic vinegar
- 1/8 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon ground cayenne
- 2 oz. chopped green chiles (NOT bell pepper. I bought a four ounce can of Old El Paso brand and used half.)
- 1/2 cup freshly chopped chives
- 1 1/2 tblspoon Bar-B-Que Seasoning (Hickory/Apple/Maple etc. You can usually find this in the steak rub section of the seasoning isle. I used McCormick brand Smokehouse Maple)
- 1 yellow corn bread muffin (if you can't find them for sale, add the ingredients below to make your own.)
- Some Hickory and Brown Sugar based Bar-B-Que sauce. (I used Sweet Baby Ray's brand)
- 1/2 cup corn muffin mix - For the muffin
- 1-2 tblspoons of milk - For the muffin
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil - For the muffin
The Recipe
If you could not find a corn bread muffin, start with that first. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. (If you found a muffin in the store, preheat to 350) Mix the three ingredients for the muffin in a bowl until the batter consistency is even. With the small amount, it will not take long. Apply a thin layer of oil to one of the muffin tray slots with a napkin, then pour the mixture into the tray. Allow the muffin to cook for 10-15 minutes and slightly golden, depending on your oven. You will know the muffin is ready when you can insert a knife into the center and it will pull out with no batter stuck to the blade.
While that is baking, rinse our your bowl and add the other ingredients (except for Bar-B-Que sauce) for the meatloaf into the bowl. The baking time will give you a chance to chop and measure all the other ingredients to be added. Once the muffin is done, turn your oven down to 350. Then crumble the muffin into the bowl with the rest of the ingredients. Now thoroughly mix them together by hand. Once again make sure the consistency is even throughout.
Take another napkin, or the same one, and apply another light film of oil along the meatloaf tray. Spread the meatloaf mixture evenly across the whole pan. You should have some space left at the top. (Around and inch/10cm) It's not exact, so don't break out a ruler.
Allow the meatloaf to bake for approximately 40 minutes. Every oven is different so observe it often and use common sense. Once the loaf appears mostly done along the top surface (Close to the 40 minute mark.), add a layer of the Bar-B-Que sauce along the top. Allow the loaf to cook for another 15 minutes. This makes sure it is thoroughly cooked into the middle, and allows the sauce to caramelize further and lock in the moisture of the loaf.
After that amount of time (or shorter/longer depending on your observations), it is ready to serve!
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