It’s all about keeping things simple right now and this recipe is just that simple, and delicious. Dinner is served!
I love love love pineapple, it’s fresh, and light and super versatile for using in sweet and savory dishes. It makes food fell island inspired and let’s face it we would all love to be on a refreshing island get away right about now! Tonight I combine it with a simple pork meatloaf and some rustic spicy roasted vegetables.
Here is what you need:
1lb ground pork unseasoned not sausage
1 slice of bread
1 bunch scallions sliced separate greens and whites
1 yellow bell pepper diced
2 small sweet potatoes peeled and diced
1 small chili pepper diced from the middle to the tip discard the stem end and seeds
1 small can of pineapple wedges in juice not syrup
3 tbsp hoisin sauce or teriyaki sauce
Olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 425°F grease a large baking sheet with olive oil and set aside.
Place bread in a large bowl. Open pineapple, reserve 2 Tbsp of pineapple juice for sauce and drain the remaining juice over the bread. Set pineapple pieces aside.
Using your hands mash the bread into a paste and add scallion whites and ground pork. Blend together with your hands add salt and pepper. Form into 3-4 small “loaves” about 1in thick, they do not need to be perfect. Place on the greased baking sheet and wash your hands.
In a small bowl combine hoisin sauce and reserved pineapple juice mix well and baste over top of the meat loaves. Reserve enough for one more coating after initial baking time. Take pineapple pieces and place on baking sheet with the meatloaf.
In a large bowl combine diced sweet potatoes, bell pepper, half of green scallions and chili pepper coat with olive oil and pepper to taste and place in a small roasting pan.
Place veggies on the middle shelf and meatloaf on the top shelf of the oven and bake for 20 min. Remove veggies from the oven check for doneness of the potatoes. Remove meatloaf and apply a new coating of sauce, remove pineapple from pan and place back in the oven for another 10min make sure meat is cooked to correct temp. Top meatloaf with toasted pineapple pieces and remaining scallion greens. Serve hot with a side of roasted veggies! Enjoy!
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