Smoked meatloaf (not the crap your (my) ma made)

I looked up recipes for this and used a combination of them and improvised some. I have never once liked meatloaf in my life. This is a different story. The recipes I looked up used 3/4 ground beef and 1/4 ground pork, which I'm sure would work good. I just happen to be in possession of a bunch of ground bison, which is by far superior to ground beef. Ground venison or elk would be an excellent alternative to bison. Smoked meatloaf- 1 1/2 lbs ground bison 6 oz bacon 1 smallish onion 3 fresh jalapeños 4-5 garlic cloves 2 eggs 1 qt size ziplock lightly filled with Ruffle brand potato chips (use a ruffle type potato chip) 1/4 cup BBQ sauce Dice bacon, onion and jalapeño into 1/8" pcs and mince garlic. Lightly sauté (just slightly browned) bacon, onion, jalapeño and garlic. Crush potato chips into oblivion. Beat egg. Gently mix all ingredients (including BBQ sauce). Lightly oil a piece of foil and form meatloaf into a 2" high oblong shape. Prepare grill for indirect cooking with charcoal shoved to each side of grill. Place a handful of soaked wood chips on charcoal and place meatloaf (on foil) in center of grate. Add wood chips every 20 minutes or so. Maintain grill at approx 225-250*. Cook meatloaf for about 1 1/2- 2 hrs until internal temp reaches 155*. Remove from heat and tent in foil for 20 minutes. If using ground beef, I personally would use ground pork instead of bacon because of the fat content of the beef. Bison or venison can handle the fat from the bacon.

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What happened to all the recipes? Anybody have a good 1? There use to be a post with cheese curds it.

Smoked meatloaf is amazing. If you already have a recipe you like just use that. Most of the flavor with this comes from the smoking. I have done beef, turkey and a beef/turkey mix and all turn out great. It will be hard to eat meat loaf from the oven again.

If you take the pithe and seeds out of the jalapeño, it won't be as hot. Cooking jalapeños takes a lot of the heat out anyway. A poblano would be a good alternative or eliminating altogether wouldn't hurt.

hey migr8r I would like to try that but I am not a fan of hot food as in spicy. How spicy was it with the Jalepenos and do you think a guy could leave them out? Thanks Turn your messanger on too.

While in Texas a few years ago I stopped for a driving break. The couple that lived in the house I was parked in front of invited me for dinner(making a long story very short). Smoked Brisket, Smoked Quail, Smoked Quail eggs and Smoked Meatloaf stuffed with quail. All Mesquite smoked. Yum! There was a water pan under. The coals were all Mesquite, too. I ate well and brought some home. Texas hospitality.

Tuna and peas on toast should be considered child abuse. With all the other ingredients there was plenty of moisture and no need for a water pan. And if Alton Brown says add potato chips, I'll add potato chips. It's just a binder like bread crumbs are in most other meatloaf recipes.

For the record I liked the meatloaf my mom made. At least it was better than tuna and peas served on toast. Smoking the meatloaf sounds interesting. I wonder if the recipe would be improved by puting a pan of water under the meatloaf,in between the 2 coal piles. I always smoke using this pan of water and it serves well to keep the meat moist and tender, especially bison meat. Just a personal prefernece here but if I am going through all the trouble to smoke meat on the grill I wouldnt use crushed potatoe chips in any recipe.