BBQ Smoked Meatloaf
Ph.B.

BBQ Smoked Meatloaf

Comfort food with Rub Beautiful and a Sauce Beautiful glaze

Prep20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 15 minutes
Servings6-8 people
Difficultyeasy
Recommended WoodApple or cherry
Pairs WithSauce Beautiful — Original

From the pit kitchen of Jim Quessenberry, Ph.B.

Original archive photo for BBQ Smoked Meatloaf
Original photo from the Jim Quessenberry archives

Method

Instructions

Fire up the smoker or preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.

Soak bread crumbs in milk in a large bowl.

Cook onion, garlic, and celery in butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Cover skillet and reduce heat to low, then cook until bell pepper is tender, about 5 minutes.

Remove from heat and stir in Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, and Rub Beautiful. Add to bread-crumb mixture, then add to onion mixture along with beef, pork, eggs, and parsley and mix together with your hands.

Pack mixture into a 9- by 5-inch oval loaf in a 13- by 9-inch shallow baking dish or pan. Let sit in refrigerator for 1 hour to firm up.

Remove from loaf pan and place in smoker until an instant-read thermometer inserted into center of meatloaf registers 155°F, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.

Sauce with Sauce Beautiful – Original, sprinkle parsley on top. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Pairs with Sauce Beautiful — Original

From the Legacy

A family-table staple from the Quessenberry kitchen — smoked low and slow so the glaze sets into a lacquered crust without drying out the loaf.

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