Blue Cheese Meatloaf with St. Pete’s Select® premium blue cheese

Ingredients

Meatloaf

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb ground pork
• 2 cups St. Pete’s Select®                                                  
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 tsp kosher salt
• 2 tsp pepper
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter

Pear Chutney

• 3 firm, ripe Bartlett pears (chopped into 1/4 inch pieces)
• 2 cups chopped onion
• 1/3 cup cider vinegar
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 tbsp fresh grated ginger root
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Red Wine Reduction

• 1 bottle (750ml) red wine, preferably a merlot
• 1 ½ cups sugar

Directions

Meatloaf

1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees.
2. Sweat onions with butter in sauté pan until translucent.
3. Combine all ingredients into a large mixer with a paddle attachment and mix until well combined.
4. Form into “loaf” on a parchment paper-lined sheet pan and cook until the center reaches 160 degrees, or about 50 minutes.  

Chutney

1. Combine ingredients into a saucepan and bring to a simmer, stirring gently.
2. Stir occasionally until fruit is tender, 15 minutes, and cool.  

Red Wine Reduction

1. Pour wine into a saucepan and bring to boil.
2. Add sugar and bring to simmer.  
3. Reduce the wine until it forms into a syrup (about 15 – 20 minutes) and let cool.  
4. Slice meatloaf (1/2 inch) and arrange by fanning four pieces, overlapping each other on the plate.  
5. Place dollop of chutney on top and drizzle sauce in a circular motion around the meat.

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