Harissa Glazed Meatloaf

This recipe creates a slightly firm meatloaf that is flavorful and is a good option for many meal ideas. The meatloaf is topped off with a harissa glaze we created using our The Rojo harissa spice blend. Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS:

1 pound ground beef

3/4 cup rolled oats, pulsed into a fine meal

1/2 onion, fine dice or grated

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

1 tablespoon The Original spice blend

1 tablespoon Worchester sauce

2 tablespoon chopped parsley

1/2 cup whole milk

2 teaspoons sea salt

1/3 cup Ketchup

1 tablespoon The Rojo harissa spice blend

1 teaspoon lemon juice

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine ground beef, oatmeal, onion, garlic, Worchester sauce, parsley, milk, and salt. Gently combine then place in a loaf pan or baking dish.

In a separate bowl, combine ketchup, The Rojo spice blend, and lemon juice. Brush 1/2 on meatloaf to start and remaining amount halfway through the cooking process.

Bake 45 minutes to an hour until internal temperatures reaches 160 degrees.

Let meatloaf rest for 5 to 10 minutes. Serve.

Chicken Thighs with The Rojo Harissa Paste

Changing up ingredients from your favorite food magazine or blog recipes is a fun way to explore your creativity without too much risk.  We recently recreated the “One-Skillet Crispy Chicken Thighs with Harissa” recipe from bon appétit magazine (see link below).  Instead of harissa paste, however, we created our own paste using The Rojo harissa blend.  In addition to being as good as the fresh stuff, making paste from harissa powder reduces the number of bottles in your pantry/fridge from 2 to 1, and you can control the ingredients!

Here’s our recipe for The Rojo harissa paste: 

2 tablespoons The Rojo Harissa Blend

1 tablespoon tomato paste

1 tablespoon olive oil, water, or chicken stock

2 teaspoons citrus juice (about 1/2 a lemon, lime, or orange).

Stir gently to combine. For desired consistency, add more Rojo spice blend to thicken or oil, water, stock, or juice to loosen. For the linked recipe, use lemon juice in the paste. ENJOY!