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

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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