Ingredients:

• 2lbs. 80/20 ground beef
• 2 eggs
• 1 large sweet onion, finely chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1.5 cups dried bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tbsp mustard powder
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 2 tsp salt 
• 2 tsp black pepper
• 16oz thick cut bacon

Sriracha Bourbon Ketchup:

• 1 cup ketchup
• 2 tbsp bourbon
• 2 tbsp Sriracha or to taste
• 1 tbsp brown sugar

Instructions:

• Start by finely chopping the onion, bell pepper, and garlic, and sauté with a little olive oil until the onions are soft and translucent (10-15 minutes).
• Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Place the beef, eggs, bread crumbs, Worcestershire, milk, mustard, thyme, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
• Add the cooled onion mixture and combine.
• Form into a meatloaf and brush on a layer of the ketchup glaze.
• Lay strips of bacon over the top.
• Smoke on recteq at 200ºF for 1 hour.
• Glaze the top of bacon with the rest of the ketchup glaze, turn grill up to 350ºF, and cook for approximately another hour or until internal temp. hits 160ºF.