Meatloaf with Caramelized Onions
KETO Meatloaf, caramelized onions, almond flour, all the goodness of what meatloaf can aspire to, comfort food.
Equipment
- Oven
- Frying pan
- Sauce pan
Ingredients
Meatloaf
- 1 Onion, quartered and sliced, then caramelized (make ahead of time is fine)
- 2 lb Ground Beef, or Bison, or a mix with half Ground Pork
- 1 cup Almond Flour
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese (4 ounces)
- 1 tbsp Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 tbsp Tomato Paste
- 1 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
- 2 tsp Dried Basil
- 1 tsp Granulated Garlic
- 1 tsp Dried Oregano
- 1/2 tsp Dried Thyme
BBQ Sauce Topping
- 4 tbsp Tomato Paste
- 3 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
- 2 tbsp Dijon Mustard
- 4 tbsp Allulose with Monk Fruit blend for sugar 1:1
- 1 cup Water, spring or filtered
- 1/8 tsp Ground Cloves
- 1/8 tsp Ground Ginger
- 3/4 tsp Sea Salt
- 1/4 tsp Granulated Garlic
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Caramelize the sliced onions and let them cool down.
- Combine the rest of the meatloaf ingredients and mix well, adding in the caramelized onions during that mixing.
- Form meat mixture into one large loaf, or 2 smaller loaves, or into individual portions as desired.
- Place meatloaves onto a parchment lined cooking sheet, or in an appropriate oven-able dish of your choice.
- Place dish(es) into preheated oven, and bake for one hour.
BBQ Sauce
- Meanwhile in a small saucepan prepare the BBQ sauce for topping the meatloaf.
- Add all the sauce topping ingredients and mix together, heating over a medium heat until the Allulose has melted and let the sauce begin to simmer. Put a lid on letting the sauce simmer gently until the meatloaf is ready to be sauced.
- Top the cooked meatloaf with a layer of sauce and return the oven for 10 minutes. Repeat one or two or three times to get a the thickness of sauce you desire.
- Slice and serve. Enjoy!
