Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Mole-Inspired Meatloaf

Is it possible that I've made a truly tasty turkey meatloaf (the chocolate helps)?!? Don't get me wrong, I love roast turkey and turkey pot pie etc. However, I often find that recipes that try to substitute red meats with turkey (especially ground turkey, but chocolate helps) come out tasting rather bland. My solution has been to increase the flavour in the spicing (the chocolate helps). This is very loosely based on Mexican mole flavours (I did say 'loosely'). And in case you were wondering, the chocolate helps add depth to the flavour of the dish.

1 cup salsa
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp garlic powder
1 tsp cumin
¼ tsp cinnamon
2 tsps chili powder
1 tsp lemon juice
1½ lb ground meat (turkey, beef, pork or a combination)
¾ cup bread crumbs
1 egg, lightly beaten
  1. Heat oven to 350°F. 
  2. In a medium bowl, thoroughly combine the herbs, spices and lemon juice with the salsa. 
  3. In large bowl combine the turkey, the bread crumbs, the egg and ¾ of a cup of the salsa mixture, reserving the rest to use as a topping.
  4. Bake in an ungreased 9 x 5" loaf pan, shaping the meat mixture into a loaf. Spoon the remaining salsa mixture evenly over the top.
  5. Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes (if you have a meat thermometer you can check the internal temperature by sticking it in the middle of the loaf at 1 hour and 10 minutes and every 5 minutes after that, until the meat thermometer reads 165°F).

1 comment:

  1. We often try to replace red meat with turkey too and this sounds yummy. I want to see a pic so I can eat vicariously through the screen :).

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