Inspired by the Father's Office hamburger, a delicious creation topped with blue cheese and caramelized onions, I created this meatloaf.Notes on what I made:
Start by caramelizing the onions. Chop 2 medium onions, to make long strips. Heat 3-4 T canola oil in a pan. Cook onions, covered, over medium heat stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes or until onions are brown. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add 1.5 T brown sugar and 3 T balsamic vinegar to the pan. Continue cooking for about 20 minutes while covered, stirring occasionally to loosen the onions and sauce. Remove onions from heat.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a bowl, combine 1 lb. ground beef, salt, pepper, 1 egg, dry parsley, 2 cloves crushed garlic and 2 T caramelized onions. Gently stir in 2 T crumbled gorgonzola. Put beef mixture in a loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes. Remove from oven. (At this point I poured off the liquid fat. I wonder if adding GF bread crumbs would absorb the fat and make for a juicier meatloaf). Top the meatloaf with 1/3 C crumbled gorgonzola cheese and the caramelized onions. Bake for another 15 minutes.
Serve with greens and roasted potatoes. Yum!
This turned out quite well but a little over cooked and not quite sweet enough. I think next time, I'll cook it for less time, use more cheese and more sugar with the onions.Here are some recipes for inspiration:
BBQ Blue Cheese Meatloaf
Easy Does It Meatloaf (GF and very simple)
Buffalo Steak and Onion Confit
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