BBQ meatloaf

Here's my bbq meatloaf recipe that I have been using for a while now. 

Ingredients

• 1LBS Lean ground beef
• 1LBS ground pork
• 1 cup fresh bread crumbs
• 1 onion, diced
• 4 cloves of garlic minced
• 1 TBSP onion powder
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 TBSP fresh ground black pepper
• 1 ¼ cup tomato sauce
• ½ cup BULL'S EYE BBQ Sauce or your favorite BBQ sauce
• 3 TBSP vinegar
• 3 TBSP brown sugar
• 2 TBSP Mustard
• 2 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
• Thick slices of bacon 

Directions

Preheat your BBQ to 350 degrees F. for indirect cooking;

In a large bowl stir together the tomato sauce, BBQ sauce, vinegar, sugar,

Mustard, and Worcestershire set aside this will be your sauce that we will be using;

Mix together the beef, bread crumbs, onion, garlic, egg, salt, pepper, onion powder and 1/2 cup of the sauce.

Once the meat is well mixed form it into two loaf using aluminum loaf pans;

Coat the top of the meatloaf with the remaining sauce;

Now places a few slices of thick bacon on top of them;

It’s now time to roast them in the BBQ till internal loaf temp reaches 160 degrees.

Ounce it has reached internal temp of 160 degrees drain the fat liquid from them and roast another 5-10 minutes;

Enjoy and Bonne appetite! 

Italian Sausage vegetable Medley

This one is pretty easy Italian dish to make! My wife found this recipe a few years back and it has been one of our favorite for a while. My kids go through this dish like it was candy!

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 2 pounds Italian sausage links, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 4 large white or red potatoes, peeled and thickly sliced
• 2 large red sweet twister peppers, seeded and cut into wedges (you can also use red bell peppers)
• 2 large orange sweet twisted peppers, seeded and cut into wedges (you can also use green bell peppers)
• 3 large onions, cut into wedges
• 2 clove of garlic finely chopped
• 1/2 cup white wine or beer
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• fresh chopped parsley to taste
• Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

Directions

Preheat your BBQ to 350 degrees F.

Cut your onion into wedges, cut the peppers into wedges, finely chop your garlic and fresh parsley;

Using a soapstone or cast iron griddle cook the sausage until browned I spray a light coat of olive oil on the soapstone. If you don't have a soapstone or griddle you can cook them in large cast iron skillet using 2 teaspoon of olive oil;

Ounce the Italian sausages are ready cut them into 1 inch pieces then transfer the cooked sausage into your dutch oven or a large baking dish;

Slices your potatoes then brush them with olive oil;

Now cook your slices of potatoes on the soapstone, griddle or in a large skillet. Grill them till light brown on each side. don't forget to flip them a few time during the grilling process;

Pour 1/4 cup of olive oil into a large cast-iron skillet, grill and stir the red and orange twisted sweet peppers, garlic and onions in the skillet until they are beginning to soften;

Add the fresh chopped parsley and pour in the wine and chicken stock over the potatoes and sausage;

Now add the orange twisted sweet peppers, garlic and onions to the dutch oven or large baking dish and sprinkle with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper;

Note: You can also add canned Italian stewed tomatoes for extra flavor.

Before placing in the BBQ gently stir the sausage, potatoes, and vegetables together to ensure even coating of the spices;

Grill in the BBQ for 20-25 minutes at 400 degrees F until the Italian dish is hot and bubbling.

Bonne appetite!

Meat-Italian Burgers

Today my son came up with the ideal of making burgers with ground beef and ground hot Italian Sausage. He decided to call them Meat-Italian Burgers. These are extremely flavorful and the burst of flavors you get in each bites are incredible. These are definitely the best burger I ever had in a long while. These are pretty easy to make but a little time consuming.

Ingredients:

• 1 lbs of lean ground beef
• 1 lbs of ground hot Italian sausage 
• 3 tbsp of Club House Roasted Garlic and Peppers
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tbsp chives
• 1 tsp of Montreal Spices
• 1 Sweet onion chopped
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 1/2 tbsp fresh ground black peppers
• 2 tbsp HP sauce
• 1 red pepper quartered
• Onion rings
• Hamburger Buns
• Ketchup
• American cheese slices
• Mustard
• Robert Rothshild Roasted Pineapple & Habanero sauce (found at Costco)
• Sliced tomatoes

Directions:

In a large bowl blend the ground beef, ground Italian sausage, black peppers, HP sauce, chopped sweet onion, chives, onion powder, garlic powder, Club House Roasted Garlic and Peppers, and Montreal Spices. Ensure that its well blended;

Shape the ground meat mixture in large patties and place in refrigerator for 1 hour;

Pre-heat your Joe for direct grilling with the grill on the upper section of the Divide and Conquer rack to a temp of  375 degrees;

Place the burger patties on the grill and cook till halfway done then flip them;

Once you flip the burger halfway through the cook its time to grill the red peppers and onion rings;

Once the burgers are cook to your taste melt a slice of american cheese on them;

Now remove burgers, onion rings and red peppers from grill and set aside;

Now coat your burger buns with butter and grille them;

Once buns are grilled to perfection removed from grill;

Assembly of the burgers:

place bottom grilled bun on a plate and coat with Robert Rothshild Roasted Pineapple & Habanero sauce;

Place burger patty on top;

Lay onion rings on top of burger;

Place roasted red peppers on top;

Place slice of tomato on top;

Sprinkle some fresh ground black pepper on top of tomato;

Now put some ketchup and mustard on top and place the top bun on the burger and enjoy!

Bonne appetite!