Italian Inspired Bison Meatloaf

By AllysKitchen

I love meatloaf~~especially the leftovers & making sammiches. I love bison and wanted to infuse this meatloaf with Italian flavors. I love comfort food & this is in my top 10. I love mashed taters, I mean real mashed taters. I love watching the Oscars. I served this dinner at the coffee table during Oscars 2014. I love cooking and serving from the same skillet(s) and in this case you see my three thrift store finds of copper cookware~~score!

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground bison
• 1 pound ground pork
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons sea salt
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1/3 cup fresh parsley and cilantro, chopped
• 1 tablespoon stone ground mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes
• 1/2 cup ketchup + more for drizzle when baking
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce (your choice)
• 1 1/2 cups Italian bread crumbs
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 4 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (divided)

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from allyskitchen.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees fahrenheit.

Crumble the ground meat together in a large mixing bowl. Set aside. In another small bowl, combine the beaten eggs, garlic, salt, basil, oregano, parsley/cilantro, mustard and chili flakes and blend. Blend this mixture into the meat then add the bread crumbs and blend well.

Form into a meatloaf. Drizzle half of the olive oil in a skillet or baking dish and place the meatloaf in the pan. I created an oval shape about 3-4” deep in the center-most part.

Combine the ketchup, Worcestershire, salt, hot sauce, cumin and remaining olive oil in a small bowl and blend. Pour this on top of the meatloaf and spread to cover the top. Drizzle (zigzag) with some more ketchup.

Bake in a preheated 375 oven for about 60-65 minutes. Remove and let it rest about 15 minutes before cutting and serving.