What to do with your leftover meatloaf? Make these delicious barbecue meatloaf sandwiches on sourdough bread and smoother them in even more barbecue sauce to make them extra delicious.

When I have not baked my own sourdough bread (a skill I am still learning) I use the wonderful sourdough bread from Aran in my home town, I am sure you can find some great sourdough in your town.

Freezable

Meatloaf is perfect to freeze. If you plan to use it for meatloaf sandwiches, freeze in already pre-sliced slices. Wait for your meatloaf to cool down a bit before slicing it, and then put a piece of parchment paper between each slice so that you can easily take out one or two at the time, or how many you need. Let the slices defrost in the fridge until you need them. To heat them up more, put them in a dry frying pan and let heat for a few minutes on each side.

Substitutes

If you plan to take these open faced sandwiches to a picnic, use an extra slice of sourdough bread to top the sandwich with so that it is easier to eat when you are outside. And do not forget to pack the napkins, you are going to need them!

No waste cooking

This recipe is perfect for your no waste cooking goals. The meatloaf might be a leftover dinner, that you need to do something with and the sourdough bread can be the last bits that starting to get dry. Roast the sourdough bread in a frying pan, add some butter, a large slab of meatloaf and smoother it in barbecue sauce. You have a perfect no waste cooking meal.

Variations

This recipe is based on my barbecue meatloaf, if you are looking for other meatloaf recipes, try my Mediterranean version. Or why not add some barbecue meatballs instead of meatloaf to your sandwich.

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Barbecue meatloaf sourdough sandwich

What to do with your leftover meatloaf? Make these delicious sourdough bread meatloaf sandwiches. Smoother them in barbecue sauce to make them extra delicious.

Prep Time40 minutes mins

Cook Time40 minutes mins

Cooling time40 minutes mins

Total Time2 hours hrs

Course: Lunch

Cuisine: American

Keyword: barbecue, bbq, minced meat, sandwich, sauce

Servings: 4 portions

Ingredients

• 4 slices sourdough bread

BBQ sauce

• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 1 tbs oil
• 100 ml ketchup
• 1 ½ tbsp vinegar
• 2 tbsp brown sugar lightly packed
• 100 ml room temperature water
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• ½ tsp chili powder

Meatloaf

• 400 g mince meat
• 1 egg
• ½ onion
• 100 ml bread crumbs
• 50 ml milk
• 125 ml + 50ml + 25ml barbecue sauce
• Salt and pepper

Optional extras

• Butter/Mayonnaise
• Lettuce

Instructions

Barbecue sauce

• Mince garlic and fry in a pot for a few minutes in the oil until fragrant.
• Mixed the rest of the ingredients and add to the pot.
• Cook for ten minutes on low heat, don’t let it boil. Whisk occasionally.
• Take off heat and let cool off for a bit before adding it to your dish or serve it as a dipping sauce.

Meatloaf

• Turn on the oven to 175 °C (350 °F)
• Dice the onion.
• Add the bread crumbs, onion, milk, 125 ml barbecue sauce, salt and pepper into a bowl.
• Let it rest for 15 minutes until the batter has thicken.
• Add mince meat and egg to the same bowl.
• Stir until combined.
• Let it sit for ten minutes
• Pour into a glass oven proof dish and shape into a loaf.
• Cook in oven for thirty minutes.
• Take out the dish and add 50 ml barbecue sauce on top of your loaf.
• Put back into the oven for an additional ten minutes.

Sandwich

• Let the meatloaf cool down for a bit, while you roast the sourdough slices in a dry pan.
• Apply butter or mayonnaise to your bread slices and any other topping you like.
• Slice the meatloaf and add as many slices you can fit in on your sandwich.
• Drizzle the rest of the barbecue sauce over your sandwich.

Notes

To make a smooth barbecue sauce, pour it through a sieve after it has cooked together and cooling down, to catch the small bits of garlic.

Depending on how much you reduce your barbecue sauce, one batch is about 200 ml sauce.

If the meatloaf colours too fast, add aluminum foil over your dish.

Plan to take the meatloaf sandwich to a picnic? Bring an extra slice of sourdough bread and top your sandwich with to easier eat it outside.