Spicy Tamale Meatloaf Recipes

CLASSIC SPICY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion, green onions, carrot, celery, and garlic until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Cover skillet with a lid and cook, stirring occasionally, until carrot is tender, about 5 more minutes. Stir 1/3 cup ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper into vegetable mixture; cook until warmed through, about 1 minute.
• Mix ground beef, sausage, vegetable mixture, bread crumbs, parsley, and eggs in a large bowl; form into a loaf and place in a rectangular baking pan with 2-inch high sides. Cover loaf with remaining 1/3 cup ketchup.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

SPICY TAMALE MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. Reserve 3/4 cup of the black beans and 3/4 cup of the corn in small bowl. Place remaining black beans and corn in food processor. Cover; process 5 to 7 times, scraping down sides as necessary, until beans and corn are slightly broken up and mashed but still have texture.
• Transfer bean and corn mixture to large bowl. Add beef, bread crumbs and milk along with 1 tablespoon of the cilantro, the chiles, taco seasoning mix, onion and egg. Gently work together until just combined. Do not over mix.
• Shape mixture into 8x4-inch loaf. Place in pan. Spread taco sauce on top of loaf.
• Bake uncovered 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in center of loaf reads 160°F; drain. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix reserved black beans and corn with remaining 1 tablespoon cilantro. Toss mixture with lime juice and olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Cut meatloaf into slices to serve. Serve with black bean and corn salsa and other desired garnishes, such as sour cream, shredded cheese and guacamole.

TAMALE LOAF

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook beef, celery, green pepper and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the tomato sauce, cornmeal, corn, olives, eggs, chili powder, salt and pepper. , Pour into a well-greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/2 hours until a thermometer reaches 160°. Serve with taco sauce if desired.

SPICY BEEF TAMALES

Steps:

• Husk corn, discarding the silk. Place corn husks in a large pot and pour boiling water over them, and allow to soak for 30 minutes. Drain and pat dry, leaving moist but not wet.
• Cut the kernels from the corn to equal about 1 1/2 cups. Of this amount, puree 1 cup of the kernels in a food processor and leave the other kernels whole. Set aside.
• Heat olive oil and saute onion until translucent. Add ground beef, tomato paste, chili powder, cumin, celery salt, and salt and pepper, and cook until browned. Drain off extra fat and divide into even amounts per the number of tamales you will be making.
• Combine cornmeal, salt, and 1 cup water in a mixing bowl. Bring another 1 cup of water to a boil and stir in cornmeal mixture, stirring constantly until thickened. Remove from heat and whisk in butter, baking powder, pureed corn, whole corn kernels, and jalapeno.
• The tamales are eaten directly from the corn husk casings in which they are steamed. To make tamale casings for steaming: Tear corn husks into strips. Some of these will be woven together and should be at least an inch wide. You will also need about 16 narrower strips (1/4 to 1/2 inch wide) to secure the ends of the tamales. Lay 4 strips or so side by side, and then weave another 4 or so through in a perpendicular fashion to make 8 rectangles about 8 inches square. Each tamale will be filled with even amounts of the corn mixture, beef mixture and cheese. Spoon some of the corn mixture (between 2 and 4 tablespoons) into the center of each tamale case and spread to make a layer. Then spoon an even amount of the ground beef mixture into the center of corn mixture on each tamale. Top beef mixture with even amounts of cheese on each tamale. At this point, begin 1 or 2 pans of boiling water, each fitted with a steaming rack (You will need enough steaming space over the pans to accommodate the tamales.) Fold the corn husks so the corn filling encases the meat filling and cheese. Secure the ends of the tamales casings by tying shut with pieces of corn husk. Place tamales on racks and steam - covered - for about 20 minutes to a half hour, replenishing water in pan(s) as needed. Let rest briefly before serving.

SPICY MEXICAN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Finely chop onion and bell pepper.
• Mix together all ingredients.
• Mold into a casserole dish leaving channels on the side for the fat to drain.
• Cook uncovered at 350 degrees for 1 hour 30 minutes.
• Drain off fat.

SPICY MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine eggs, salsa and bread crumbs. Crumble beef and sausage over mixture and mix well. Press into an ungreased 9x5-in. loaf pan. , Bake, uncovered, 1 hour or until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°; drain. Top with additional salsa if desired.

TAMALE PIE MEATLOAF

Steps:

• 1. Mix all ingredients together. Form into a 3-4 inch high loaf and place on a rack in a roasting pan that allows fat to drain off as it cooks. (I have a baking rack dedicated solely for cooking meat that I use.) Bake at 350 degrees until meat is cooked through. You can cook it at 400 degrees to cook it faster, if you cover it with foil and remove the foil at the end to allow browning.
• 2. Notes: I did not write down the amounts of seasoning, so I have guesstimated them here. Adjust to your own taste, just be sure to add a lot of chili powder because it is one of the main ingredients that give this dish its unique taste of tamale pie. I did not note when I wrote my recipe down how long I cooked it. I think I usually start checking it after 45 min. if I cook it covered, and an hour if I cook it uncovered. Next time I make this I'll try to remember to keep track of the exact amounts of the seasonings that I use and how long I cook it and come back and note it.

TAMALE LOAF

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350'.
• Saute onions and garlic in 1 tbs butter.
• Add in meat and chili powder and cook till meat looses color.
• In separate kettle cook corn, tomatoes and corn meal into a mush. Go slowly and stir as it will stick. Stir in beaten eggs, then meat mixture- add olives and mix until evenly combined.
• Put into a large 9x12 greased casserole pan and bake uncovered for 45 mins to 1 hour or until center is dried out and firm. If using cheese top last 20 minutes
• Topping Ideas: Salsa, Sour Cream, Hot Sauce.