The weather here in Washington DC is all over the place. This weekend it was pretty warm but rainy. My running shoes were soaked when I ran my half-marathon on Saturday. Luckily, they handed out blankets at the end of the race, or I would have been frozen. Monday was warm but windy, and today is a crisp fall day. I can’t believe how warm it has been given it is mid-November.
I made this meatloaf last week. I found the recipe online, but I made a few alterations. I used Sriracha instead of ketchup to spice it up a bit. It’s a little lighter and healthier than most meat-loaves because it’s made with ground turkey. I also added a little fish sauce, but I’m not sure it added any flavor.
The ingredients are 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 onion, 3 garlic cloves, 1 pound ground turkey, ½ cup breadcrumbs, 1 egg, ½ cup Siracha sauce, 2 teaspoons fish sauce, and ¾ teaspoons salt. The original recipe called for 1-½ pounds of ground turkey, which I would recommend. I couldn’t find any ground turkey at my local Whole Foods, and I had to ask the meat counter assistant if they were out. She said they had just ground some and gave me a package. After purchasing the meat, I realized it was only one pound.
To start, I browned the onion and garlic in the extra virgin olive oil for five minutes. I let the onion and garlic mixture cool.
While it cooled, I combined the turkey, breadcrumbs, egg, Siracha, fish sauce, and salt into a bowl.
I added the onion and garlic once cool.
I combined all the ingredients and pressed it into a loaf pan.
I baked it for 55 minutes at 350 degrees.
This isn’t the most beautiful dish, but it is full of flavor. It’s a little exotic with the chile sauce but still homey. When I reheated it at work for lunch, all my coworkers told me how wonderful it smelled. Unfortunately for them I didn’t bring enough to share. It was mouthwatering and moist.
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