Dutch's EASY-EASY Meatloaf

Recipe Rating:	3 Ratings5
Categories:	Beef, Quick & Easy
Keywords:	easy, microwave
Prep Time:	20 Min
Cook Time:	15 Min

Ingredients

1	recipe you like to use for meatloaf
1 pkg	pork rinds find more delicious recipes at www.porkbeinspired.com

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Dutch Reyveld

Lightly Salted

Suisun, CA

Dutchr

Member Since May 2011

Dutch's Notes:

I'm only posting this to pass on a trick I discovered and have been using.

Directions

Make a Meatloaf to your favorite recipe, omitting any bread or cracker crumbs.

Crush the pork rinds in a Ziplock bag w/ a rolling pin until they're coarse powder.

Substitute the crushed pork rind for whatever you used as your binder. Same consistency as what you normally make.

Either bake it in an oven or do as I did, use a greased stoneware Bundt pan and into the microwave for 15~17min on high, checking at the 3/4 mark for doneness. You can use a food thermometer or an old Chef's trick if you like. Stick a BBQ stick/skewer into the center and quickly put it under your lower lip. If it's HOT, you're most likely done. You can always stick it back in for a minute or two.

The reason for this method? I have a buddy that loves meatloaf. He does NOT like breading or crackers of any kind in it. I told him "You HAVE to have some binder to help it hold together". I agonized and then a light bulb flashed!!! :-) You can't tell that pork rind is in there. Holds well and slices fine for those wonderful fried in butter thin slices for sandwiches the next day. So your arteries scream! So WHAT! :-)

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Mary Beam ciaoitalia

May 30, 2011

Awesome idea Dutch, and bet it adds great flavor too.

Dutch Reyveld Dutchr

May 30, 2011

I was looking for BBQ flavored rinds recently...:-)

Mary Beam ciaoitalia

May 30, 2011

The only place I think I've seen them here is in Wal-mart

Dutch Reyveld Dutchr

May 30, 2011

I may be able to find on-line sales, thanx for the tip about Wal-mart!

Waver Broers Waver

May 30, 2011

I'll have to give this a try. But think I'll use the unflavored. Pork flavor should be enough. I normally used old fashioned rolled oats as my filler.

BBQ is usually EASY to locate anywhere here even 7-11.

Mary Beam ciaoitalia

May 30, 2011

I've never cared for the oats as a filler. I've mainly used italian seasoned bread crumbs or 4 slices of wheatbread soaked with water and then squeezed out. Makes it so much more moist. I also usually add about 1/2 cup ketchup.

Dutch Reyveld Dutchr

May 30, 2011

I've been happy with the results from plain rinds, so maybe I should stay with those! :-) Dunno what would happen if I soaked and wrung them out??? Mess, I think...My buddy that doesn't like bread as filler, doesn't like Ketchup either, just likes it plain. He'd eat a 100% hamburger diet IF he could! :-)

Mary Beam ciaoitalia

May 30, 2011

no, I wouldn't suggest soaking the pork rinds, lol. Your buddy sounds pretty dang fussy! :)

Dutch Reyveld Dutchr

May 30, 2011

He IS!!! :-)

Waver Broers Waver

May 30, 2011

@MARY BEAM. I use the oats instead of bread because it is alot healthier. I'll submit my meatloaf recipe but it also has a finely grated carrot in it. I don't use ketchup in or on top my meatload either. Submitting my meatloaf recipe now.