Smoked Venison Meatloaf experiment

[Lost Arra]

Home alone this weekend and tried this out:

2 lbs ground vension
Mix into meat:
Dale's Liquid Steak Seasoning about 1/8 cup to moisten up the meat

Following dry ingredients are about a 1-2 teaspoons or to your tastes. I don't measure anything.
Montreal steak seasoning
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Ground black pepper
Sage (less, about a teaspoon)

Shape into a loaf then open it length-wise
Line the entire opening with Louisiana Hot Sauce
Stuff with Monterrey Jack Cheese
Fold it up
Wrap tightly in saran wrap and store in frig overnight. This helps seasoning and holds it together in smoker.
Do not add salt. Dales, Montreal and Louisiana all provide enough.

Cover top with Greg Poupon Mustard and Ground black pepper.
I tried bacon on half but it wasn't needed since the cheese provided some grease. But when does bacon hurt?

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Low smoke, hickory wood for about 2-3 hours at 220.
I flipped that leaking cheese up on top. It didn't start there.
Turned out really good.
The last photo probably resembles my arteries.

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[BiggerStick47]

That looks fantastic!

[Montanapete1]

+1 To what Bigger wrote!! Just might have to try that this weekend!

[Montanapete1]

Lost,

This will be dinner, for my family tomorrow night, thanks smells great! Couldn't find the dales so I used Buckaroo's, I think it will taste close to yours!

[Lost Arra]

I hope they like it.

I'm going to keep tweaking the recipe. I'm thinking that with the onion and garlic powders and black pepper you could skip the Montreal seasoning. I also might chop some onions, brown them in a skillet then add it to the meat rather than onion powder. Then again that might complicate things and dirty up more dishes.

[Montanapete1]

Added some green pepper also!

[Lost Arra]

Speaking of peppers, here's another ground venison recipe that my daughters put together.
I'm going to put this in the smoker next time rather than the skillet.
They also need to be refrigerated over night wrapped in saran wrap so they stay together better.
Similar "meatloaf" recipe wrapped around a jalapeno pepper stuffed with cheese.
Known in these parts as Atomic Deer Turds.

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[Montanapete1]

Before:

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After:

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I'll have to try the "Atomic Deer Turds" They look great also! I'll have to use a few mild pepper as my wife is a lite-weight when it comes to hot things! But they look Fantastic! Does the cooking of the jalapeno mild the taste down?

[Lost Arra]

Just remove all seeds and any of the white lining inside the pepper to reduce their heat.

[Montanapete1]

I'll try that! Any other peppers you'd try that dish with?

[cog]

Fresh Poblano or Cubanelle shouldn't offend her tender palate. They might be kinda big, but you could use just the last couple of inches of the pepper and chop the rest into the meatloaf or save for salsa. Some of the Anahiems might do as well.

[Montanapete1]

Hello Cog,

Yeah, I was thinking Anahiems might offer a good taste with little heat! You know for the woman folk and all! A little crushed Red Pepper mixed with the meat might Add a little heat for the man folk, maybe some fresh garlic too.

[Montanapete1]

Well, here is my post dinner report. I sat down for dinner with the fantastic aroma playing its song for my nose. Upon getting my slice and a helping of potatoes(mashed), the first bite was as good as the smell it made and the second even better! The Cheese in the middle was a nice glaze for the meat. I do have to say that the addition of Bell peppers and Onion chunks went over well, with the family. I was a bit heavy on the salt but it didn't taste bad. The only Problem was this meal is much like Cheese cake or oatmeal is that it sits heavy in your gut for a long time! As for the next time I eat maybe a week or two! LOL! I will be having this meatloaf again! Thanks, Lost!