Cooking Cheap

A smoked meat loaf. I’ve gotten half decent at meat loaf and meat balls. It’s the bread crumbs, soft bread crumbs, not the stuff in the can. About one and a half slices of fresh (or defrosted) bread in the food processor per pound of hamburger. It’s a touch thing. Grind up some dodgy about to go bad veggies in the food processor. Mix with a beaten egg (beaten is important). If it’s not sticky enough, slowly add milk (not water) . Season as you wish with spices (that who-ster stuff, some pepper sauce, salt and pepper), mix. Then smoke it for two, three hours or more. (internal temp 160 or higher). If you have a smoker, you really need to try that. Why yes, you could do it in Weber grill over indirect heat in slightly less time if you now how to control the temp the CCDL way. Heavily glaze it once with your favorite bbq sauce in the last 30 minutes.

It’s “Nacho Mama’s” meat loaf. Or is that “Not Your Mama”? Or both? I’ve made my own comfort food and it is fall down seriously good eats. Mine was a bit dry and crumbly, clearly fully cooked. I won’t dare to imagine tacos made of home made tortillas, frijoles and that crumbled smoked meat loaf. Humans are only allowed small amounts of happiness, right? If so I’m over quota and there’s going to be hell to pay for this. Unless….