With this excellent pineapple rum, you can either transform your favorite rum concoctions or simply transform that average bottle of rum into something delectably reviving. This recipe couldn’t be simpler. Up to six months are possible for the infused rum.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 15 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 1 meat loaf |
Ingredients
- 8 slices bacon, divided
- 1 pound ground beef
- ¼ cup dry bread crumbs
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, or as needed
- ⅓ cup ketchup
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup crushed pineapple, drained
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Chop 4 bacon strips; set remaining 4 bacon strips aside.
- Cook chopped bacon in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring often, until bacon is browned and crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Set chopped bacon aside.
- Lightly mix ground beef, bread crumbs, beaten egg, garlic, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Spread meat mixture out on a piece of waxed paper, forming a rectangle about 10 inches square. Spread Cheddar cheese and cooked chopped bacon over the meat, leaving a 1/2-inch edge all around. Carefully lift an edge and roll the meat around the filling. Place into a loaf pan with the seam side down.
- Bake meat loaf in the preheated oven until hot and beginning to brown, about 30 minutes. Mix ketchup, brown sugar, pineapple, and 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce together in a bowl, stirring to dissolve brown sugar. Remove meat loaf from oven and place remaining 4 bacon strips onto meat loaf, weaving them together. Spread pineapple mixture over woven bacon and top of loaf.
- Return meat loaf to oven and bake until bacon topping is crisp and pineapple mixture has baked into a glaze, about 20 more minutes. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the center of the meat loaf should read 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 272 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 14 g |
| Cholesterol | 83 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 18 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 783 mg |
| Sugars | 11 g |
| Fat | 16 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Most excellent flavor! I will try it again. This was the first time I tried this recipe; a lot of the cheese oozed out of the meatloaf, (I need to learn how to “roll up” the burger better) and the bacon on top didn’t cook through. I put it under the broiler for a few more minutes and that did help cook the bacon. Clever idea on “weaving” the bacon! Thank you for sharing an awesome recipe!
It turned out wonderful. My family said this one is a keeper
Don’t know yet
I prepare exactly as directed. My wife (who doesn’t usually like meat loaf) said it was the best she has ever eaten. Next time I will lay the bacon on top since I do not know how to weave.