Turkey Meatloaf

Notes

• Kenji made this for the podcast with Deb from Smitten Kitchen.
• It is excellent - 10 out of 10
• https://smittenkitchen.com/2024/03/turkey-meatloaf-for-skeptics/

Ingredients

• Meatloaf:
  • 1 medium yellow onion, roughly chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, smashed
  • 1 slim carrot, roughly chopped
  • Olive oil
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup (30 grams) panko-style breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 cup (60 grams) chicken broth
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon (15 grams) Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 pound (455 grams) ground turkey, preferably a mix of dark and light meat, or just dark
• Glaze
  • 1 heaped (20 grams) tablespoon ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • 1 tablespoon (15 grams) apple-cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce of your choice (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Mise en place

• chop the things
• if no panko, use bread or an old hotdog bun then chop up with a knife to make fine crumbs.

Preparation

• saute the onion, carrot, and garlic until soft and browning
• combine onion mix with remaining meatloaf ingredients
• mix the glaze ingredients
• for the meatloaf into a nice mound on a sheet pan lined with parchment
• brush all the glaze on the meatloaf
• 350 for about 30 minutes or until temp is 160 F