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Offline Smokin Don

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Rockin Rollin Meatloaf Sandwich
« Reply #-1 on: May 05, 2016, 01:46:02 AM »
May 04 2016

I found this recipe from Chef John Folse and was anxious to try it. It was a jelly roll style meatloaf with marinara sauce on top. He baked it in the oven with the sauce over top. I adapted it to do mine on the Traeger pellet smoker.

I made up the meatloaf and then in the fridge for a few hours before smoking. I decided to just do the meatloaf on the smoker; make up the sauce to add to the sandwich. I made up the sauce early too and had it ready to reheat.

My side would be salt vinegar roasted baby red potatoes. I sliced up about 2 lbs. of baby red potatoes, and cut in halves or quarters for equal size pieces. They went into a sauce pan with 1 cup of white vinegar, 1 Tbs. kosher salt, covered with water and boiled about 15 minutes. Then they were drained and tossed with about 3 Tbs. butter and sprinkled with kosher salt. I did them in a wire basket on my smoker along with the meatloaf for about 45 minutes. I think they would have been better at a higher temp. like 400 deg. for 20 minutes, but this made it easier to cook and serve.

I did my meatloaf on a perforated round pan and it’s a good thing I did, it sprang a leak and I lost about half the cheese from leaking out. When done I let it set about 5 minutes before slicing to make the sandwiches.

While the meatloaf was cooking I had toasted the buns on my CI griddle and had the sauce heating up. I served my wife then made mine up. I sliced the meatloaf from the end I figured had some cheese left in it and it did.

Chef John compared this to a sloppy Joe, which didn’t seem proper to me until after I ate it! It is almost like eating a super Sloppy Joe with extra taste! We both added a little malt vinegar to our potatoes and enjoyed them with the sandwiches!

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Potatoes




Potatoes added at 45 minutes in


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Recipe:

Rockin rollin meatloaf
By John Folse, adapted for pellet smoker

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1 pound ground pork
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
½ cup Italian bread crumbs
¼ cup minced onions
¼ cup minced celery
2 tbsps minced green bell peppers
2 tbsps minced red bell peppers
1 tbsp minced garlic
2 tbsps sliced green onions
2 tbsps chopped parsley
2 eggs
1½ tsps salt
1½ tsps black pepper
Cajun seasoning for on top

Sauce:
2 medium red onions, thinly sliced
8 ounces fresh button mushrooms, sliced
2 cups prepared marinara sauce
8 Kaiser rolls

Mix all, but the cheese, meatloaf ingredients well. I like to do it and then let set about 30 minutes in the fridge to set some. Place it in a gallon plastic bag and work out with fingers to even up then use a rolling pin to get it in the corners and even all over.

Cut out the top of the plastic bag; layer the cheese over top with in an inch along the edges. Roll it up using the plastic bag to help keep it nice.
 
Fold in the ends to seal; turn over and use some cold water on your hands and make a good seal on the seam. Place in the fridge for at least 2 hours before smoking.

Place on smoker and cook your favorite way for meat loaf to an IT of 160 to 165 deg. I did mine on smoke 190 deg. for a half hour the eased up the temp to 285 to 290 deg., grill level. It will take about 1 ½ hours. I went to 325 deg. grill level the last 20 minutes to get to 162 deg. IT and was 1 hour 35 minutes. Let cool about 5 minutes before slicing.

Make the sauce while the meatloaf is cooking. I used sweet onions instead red. I sautéed them in 3 Tbs butter on med. high until starting to brown; about 15 minutes. Add the mushrooms and let simmer about 5 to 10 minutes until they are giving up their water. Add the marinara sauce and let simmer and keep warm.

Toast some Kaiser rolls or similar buns, add a 1 inch slice of meatloaf then top with a generous amount of marinara sauce on top. They are a little messy to eat, about like a sloppy Joe, but delicious.
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Re: Rockin Rollin Meatloaf Sandwich
« on: May 05, 2016, 08:38:29 AM »
Looks fantastic!!!!!
Looove...... meatloaf!
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Re: Rockin Rollin Meatloaf Sandwich
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2016, 08:55:52 AM »
It's like a meatloaf fattie.  I like it... a lot!
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Rockin Rollin Meatloaf Sandwich
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2016, 09:51:26 AM »
Awesome post
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Re: Rockin Rollin Meatloaf Sandwich
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2016, 10:07:24 AM »
Beautiful job Don. I simply love meatloaf ... thanks for sharing.
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Re: Rockin Rollin Meatloaf Sandwich
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2016, 10:18:15 AM »
Don, this a winner. Man did you nail this one  8)
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Re: Rockin Rollin Meatloaf Sandwich
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2016, 10:45:46 AM »
Yum!

Looks excellent Don!
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Re: Rockin Rollin Meatloaf Sandwich
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2016, 11:34:28 AM »
Very nice Don!
I made a meatloaf recently that was similar to yours here. It also had "extra" veggies in it to keep it moist throughout.

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Re: Rockin Rollin Meatloaf Sandwich
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2016, 12:33:19 PM »
Bookmarked that one
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Re: Rockin Rollin Meatloaf Sandwich
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2016, 03:17:25 PM »
That there is a great looking meat loaf
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Re: Rockin Rollin Meatloaf Sandwich
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2016, 07:51:30 PM »
Oh Don......THAT makes me weak in the knees! nd it looks like something that could be done at the Ohio Gathering! ;) ;) ;) ;D
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Re: Rockin Rollin Meatloaf Sandwich
« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2016, 07:54:43 PM »
Oh my! That looks good!
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