Bacon Meatloaf with Sriracha Bourbon Ketchup

Instructions

• Step 1: 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).
• Step 2: Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Step 3: Place the beef, eggs, bread crumbs, Worcestershire, milk, mustard, thyme, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
• Step 4: Add the cooled onion mixture and combine. Form into a meatloaf and brush on a layer of the ketchup glaze. Lay strips of bacon on top.
• Step 5: Smoke on recteq at 200ºF for 1 hour.
• Step 6: 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.