Southwestern Meat Loaf With Yucatecan Red Chile Sauce

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Course : Sauces
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 8
 

Ingredients:

2 ounces dried pasilla chiles
2 ounces dried new mexico chiles -- (red)
---MEAT LOAF---
2 pounds lean ground beef
3 large eggs -- lightly beaten
1 cup onion -- finely chopped
2 tablespoons garlic -- minced
1 teaspoon ground new mexico chile
3 medium anaheim chili peppers -- roasted, peeled, and finely chopped
1/2 cup salsa fresca -- * see note
1 teaspoon salt and pepper -- to taste
2 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons orange juice
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon oregano
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon white wine
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 teaspoon lemon zest and also orange zest
 

Preparation:

Slit the chiles open, remove the seeds, and place the chiles in a bowl. Pour boiling water over the chiles and soak for one hour. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix the meat loaf ingredients together thoroughly and bake in a loaf pan to an internal temperature of 165 degrees, about 1 hour. While the meat loaf bakes, prepare the sauce. Drain the soaked chiles and reserve the soaking liquid. Chop the garlic in a food processor. Add the drained chiles, citrus juices and zest, and spices. Puree to a paste. Add the olive oil and thin with reserved soaking liquid until smooth. Strain the sauce into a saucepan, add the wine and butter, and simmer until well blended, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and keep warm. Slice the meat loaf and serve in a pool of the chile sauce. VARIATION: This sauce is a perfect way to explore the subtle differences in flavor among the various dried chiles. The particular combination of pasilla and New Mexico chiles is a personal favorite, but try it with whatever large dried chiles you can find. Notes: The original Cafe Terra Cotta recipe has not been on the menu for years, but I would not hesitate to bring it back. With today's emphasis on "back to basics" this should be very popula

 

Nutritional Information:

391 Calories (kcal); 30g Total Fat; (70% calories from fat); 23g Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; 159mg Cholesterol; 117mg Sodium