I like meatloaf. A lot. Its one of the best and most satisfying comfort foods imaginable. But even the traditional meatloaf recipe can sometimes use a bit of a sprucing up, especially if you're into bold flavors, like myself.
Tonight I made a meatloaf with Puerto Rican-style seasonings, inspired by the cooking of Daisy Martinez and her PBS show, Daisy Cooks! I like Daisy a lot, her show is really educational and she's doing a lot to promote Latin American and Puerto Rican cuisine in the US and on public television.
For the meat, I used a proportion of half ground beef to one quarter each ground pork and ground veal. The filler/vegetal component is carrot, onion, celery and garlic, blitzed in the food processor into a very fine chop. I then sauteed the veggie mixture in achiote oil along with some recaito. To this I added some Goya Adobo with Cumin and added salt and pepper to taste. I allowed the seasoned vegetable mixture to cool down, and then incorporated it into the ground meat, along with a slice of white bread sogged down with milk, a dollop each of dijon mustard and ketchup, several shots of Tabasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce and a hit of Maggi Seasoning.
Let me tell you, the result was anything but boring.
For more meatloaf, check out the Meatloaf Madness on Eating for One
Oh my goodness your meatloaf looks wonderful! I LOVE Daisy…I never miss her show :)
That meatloaf looks scrumptious!!! :)
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