Milagro Meatloaf

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• 1/2 green bell peppers or 1/2 red bell pepper, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed, toasted and ground
• 1 1/4 lbs lean ground beef
• 3/4 lb ground lamb
• 1 1/2 cups dry breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup tomato-based barbecue sauce
• 3 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 egg
• milk, as needed
• additional barbecue sauce (optional)

Recipe

• melt butter in a heavy skillet.
• add onion, bell pepper, and garlic and saute until they are softened.
• stir in the black pepper, cayenne, salt, and cumin, and saute 2 or 3 minutes more.
• place the vegetables in a large bowl.
• add remaining ingredients (except milk) and mix well with your hands.
• the meat should feel quite moist but not soupy.
• if it is too dry, add milk a tablespoons.
• at a time until consistency is right.
• mound the meat into a 9x5 loaf pan.
• bake, uncovered, at 350ºf for 40 minutes.
• raise oven temperature to 400ºf and bake another 20 to 30 minutes.
• if you wish, brush with another tablespoons.
• of barbecue sauce the last 10 minutes of cooking.
• serve meat loat hot or cold.
• makes great lefovers and sandwiches or a great filling for stuffed peppers.