Hickory Smoked Turkey Meatloaf............

[1buckie]

This was for a tie breaker cook-off in the Bacon Throwdown @ Smoke Ring awhile ago, run by Hell Fire Grill, he stated: "Whatever you're cooking for lunch today will be the tie-break entry ~~~>

1,2,3 &.......................

OK.............................................


since it was JUST what we happened to be cooking for lunch today......
put this little dittie together ~~~~>

The Players ~~~>


(except for the flowers....)

These are hickory smoked personal turkey meatloafs.....


On @ 300.....



Less than an hour, capped with Herdez sauce ( none of that silly ketchup.....




No Bacon, but I did wear my pig underwear...


Game Face.....


Plated....






I did don my 'Cheese Head' in honor of my competitor from Wisconsin......


Recipes:

Turkey Meatloaf:

2-1/2 # ground turkey
1# mild Italian ground sausage
3/4 ( more or less, your choice) small dice onion
3/4 c shreadded carrot
8 oz. mushroom, chopped
8 oz. shreadded cheddar
2 eggs
1/2 c breadcrumbs
1/3 c milk
2 PKG. McCormack's or similar meatloaf spice mix

Mix, loaf up into 6 small size loafs....
Smoke slightly higher heat 325 ~ 350 approx. 45min. ~ 1 hr. Int165, roughly......

Tomatoes: Just Tomatoes....

Tater: Just Tater, put whatever you want on it, except peanut butter....

Asparagus:

Peel butt ends, then pan simmerin water,lemon pepper,olive oil, a few onion rings & for a special extra....

the wife added a Tblspn. of Basil Sweet Jelly....

[landgraftj]

Damn good cook there Ken! I'm making some meatloaf on Friday.

[dazzo]

I gotta do this!

And I'll wear my cheese head too   

[Chasing_smoke]

Buckie when you come back it's with a vengeance! That is a terrific cook! What are the bricks on the top grate doing?  Is that for a heat sink type of thing?

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[1buckie]

Buckie when you come back it's with a vengeance! That is a terrific cook! What are the bricks on the top grate doing?  Is that for a heat sink type of thing?

Not actually 'back' as this is an older cook, just thought I'd put it in for info's sake.......

i saw Thunder's start on a meatoaf thing & it reminded me of that one !!!

The firebricks are just propping up the flip ups so chips can be added in quickly w/o having to fiddle around lifting them each time a handful of hickory chips are dropped............leaves just enough room for those personal-sized meatloafs in between............



That was a fun cook......the wife's general recipe, flung together very quickly to  put in & break the tie in the "Bacon Throwdown" @ The 'Ring.....I actually won one, but there was some confusion as to when the original vote was supposed to end.......maybe I came in a close second......but stomped on the run-off......

[jamesnomore]

Oh man those meat loafs look great! I'm gonna have to get these cooked ASAP