BBQ Aussie Style Meatloaf-

  This is an excellent recipe, very highly recommended

Ingredients

          Meatloaf                          Sauce

1 lb lean ground chuck         1 onion, minced very finely

1 lb. sausage meat           1/4 cup water

1 cup fine bread crumbs  1/2 cup ketchup

2 medium onions,

diced fine                                1/4 cup red wine OR good

                                        beef stock

1 Tbsp. curry powder                1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce

1/2 cup water                   2 Tbsp. vinegar

1 Tbsp parsley minced              1 Tbsp. instant coffee.

1 egg, beaten                   1/4 cup brown sugar, packed

1 clove garlic, crushed            1 oz. margarine

1/2 cup milk                    2 tsp. lemon juice

Instructions

Combine meats, bread crumbs, onions, salt, pepper, garlic, parsley, curry, and egg in large bowl. Mix well. Mix milk and water and add to meat mixture a little at a time until smooth but firm. Shape into loaf and put into greased roasting pan. Bake 30 minutes at 375 degrees F.

Sauce

Sauté, do not fry, onions in margarine until golden and add all other ingredients. Bring slowly to a boil, lower heat and simmer 10 to 15 minutes (Great also with ribs or Chicken). After loaf has cooked for 30 minutes, pour half of the sauce over the meat, and bake 45 minutes more basting often with remaining sauce. Serve loaf hot in thick slices with the remaining sauce. Also makes great sandwiches. Yield 8 servings.

 Bacon Double Cheese Loaf

Ingredients:

 4 slices    bacon

1-1/2 lbs. lean ground chuck

1 cup        firm fresh white bread crumbs

1 cup        coarsely shredded sharp Canadian Cheddar                  cheese (about 4oz.).

1              large sweet onion, diced

2 Tbsp..     mayonnaise

2 Tbsp.      sweet pickle relish

2 tsp.                dry mustard

3/4tsp.      salt

1/2 tsp.     freshly ground pepper

1              egg

1/4 cup     ketchup

 Instructions;

          Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium skillet, cook the bacon over medium heat until it is limp and some of the fat is rendered, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the bacon from the skillet and reserve it. In a large mixing bowl, use your hands to gently but thoroughly mix together the meat, bread crumbs, 1/2 cup of the cheese, onion, mayonnaise, relish, mustard, salt, pepper and egg. Put the mixture into a shallow, 2 -quart baking/roasting pan. Spread the top of the loaf with the Ketchup. Then lay the bacon strips over the ketchup. Bake until the loaf is firm and the bacon crisp, 45 to 50 minutes, sprinkling the top of the loaf with the remaining 1/2 cup cheese to melt during the last 5 to 10 minutes of baking. It is now recommended that the internal temperature be 155 degrees F. let the meat stand in the roasting pan for 10 minutes, cut into squares to serve.             Yield 6 servings.