Barbecue Style Meat Loaf

Barbecue Style Meatloaf
From The Prairie Table Cookbook

Hands-on time: 5 minutes
Baking time: 1 hour or so

Serves 4

Ingredients:
1 ½ lb/ 680g grass fed ground beef (it really is much leaner and very tasty)
1 onion finely chopped
1 ½ tsp salt
1 cup fresh bread crumbs (I used Panko)
1 beaten egg
¼ tsp pepper
Sauce:
1 cup Marinara sauce (the recipe called for “1 can tomato sauce”, but didn’t say what size)
3 tbsp vinegar (I used red wine vinegar)
2 tbsp mustard (I used a honey Dijon)
½ cup water
3 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F/170°C.

2. Combine all the meatloaf ingredients and form a loaf. Place it in a loaf pan (or shallow baking dish).

3. Combine the sauce ingredients in a separate bowl and pour over the meatloaf. Bake for 1 hour or until a meat thermometer registers 170°F/77°C.

4. Baste with a little more sauce once or twice during the baking and serve as a “ketchup”.

Great with Roasted Root Vegetables with Maple Balsamic Dressing.

Marinated Grass Fed Beef Steaks

Marinated Grass Fed Beef Steaks
From The Prairie Table Cookbook

Hands-on time: 5 minutes
Marinate time: 8 -24 hours
Grill time: 10 minutes
Resting time: 10 minutes

Serves 2

Ingredients:
2 rib eye steaks (I actually couldn’t find any so I used T-bones)
Marinade:
½ cup soy sauce
½ cup sliced green onions
¼ cup brown sugar
2 large garlic cloves, minced
¼ tsp ground ginger
¼ tsp ground black pepper

Directions:
1. Whisk all marinade ingredients together in a zip lock baggie, add the steaks and make sure they’re coated on both sides. Refrigerate for 8-24 hours, flip the steaks over a couple of times to make sure the marinade works its magic evenly.

2. Before grilling, allow the steaks to come to room temperature (at least 30 minutes).

3. Grill steaks 5 minutes per side for medium-rare. Remove from the grill and lightly cover with foil for 10 minutes. This allows the meat to relax and become more tender.

Grass fed beef is leaner, denser and has a very different texture.