Description

Once you make this delicious meatloaf with the sauce, you will never make another. The meat itself is pretty basic and the sauce is a combination of sweet and sour.

Ingredients

• 1 lb. lean ground beef or sirloin
• 1 lb. ground pork or Tennessee Pride sausage
• 1-2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 c. breadcrumbs or crushed croutons
• 1/2 large onion, peeled and grated or minced
• 1 t. salt
• 1/2 t. freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
• 1/4 t. cayenne pepper
• 1/2 t. chili powder
• 1 t. garlic powder
• 1/2 t. dried thyme
• Bourbon glaze:
• 1 c. fruit jam or preserves, like apricot or cherry
• 1/4 cup dark or regular brown sugar
• 1/2 cup bourbon or Tennessee Whiskey
• 1/2 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce
• 1-2 dashes Worcestershire Sauce
• 1/4 t. freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 t. cumin
• 1/4 cup water

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Sauce:
3. Place all the ingredients in a saucepan; stir to combine. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer/boil gently, uncovered, for about 10 minutes until thickened. If a chunky jam was used, use an immersion blender to puree the glaze.