½teaspoonMagic Flavor DustSee recipe on TheCookingFamily.com
¼teaspoonground black pepper
¼teaspooncayenne pepper
½teaspoonchili powder
½teaspoondried thyme
Aromatic Vegetables to Process
¼cuponion, rough choppedAbout half of one small onion equals about a quarter cup.
¼cupcarrot, rough choppedAbout half of one average carrot equals about a quarter cup.
¼cupbell pepper, rough choppedAbout a quarter of one medium bell pepper equals about a quarter cup.
¼cupcelery, rough choppedAbout a half of one stalk of celery equals about a quarter cup.
4clovesgarlic
The Protein
8oz.ground beef
8oz.pork sausage or breakfast sausage
1egg
¾teaspoonsalt
1teaspoonliquid smoke
Awesome Sauce
⅓cupketchup
½teaspoonground cumin
fewdropsWorcestershire sauce
fewdropshot sauce
fewdropsliquid smoke
2teaspoonshoney
Instructions
Process the dry ingredients
Measure oats, black pepper, cayenne pepper, Magic Flavor Dust, chili powder, and dried thyme into the bowl of a food processor. Process well until oats are ground and ingredients are well-combined. Place into a large mixing bowl.
Process the aromatic veggies.
Place onion, carrot, celery, bell pepper, and garlic into the bowl of the food processor. Pulse until all are finely chopped, but not puréed. Place in large mixing bowl with spice mixture.
Mix it all together.
Add ground beef, sausage, egg, liquid smoke, and salt to the mixing bowl with the spices and aromatics. Gently mix together well with hands.
Cook the meatloaf bites.
Prepare eggbite molds by spraying with cooking spray.
Using a small scoop or a spoon, place meatloaf mixture into eggbite molds and form the meatloaf bites.
Pour 1½ cups water into Instant Pot insert. Place trivet into pot. Place eggbite molds on top of trivet, stacking in an offset manner so the top loaves aren't sitting directly on top of the bottom ones.
Check the sealing ring placement and close the lid of the Instant Pot. Make sure the Steam Release valve is set to [Sealing].
Choose the [Pressure Cook] or [Manual] or [Meat/Stew] cooking program.
Set pressure level to [High] pressure, if your model has High and Low pressure options.
Set pressure cooking time to 10 minutes by pressing the [+] and [-] buttons.
Wait for Instant Pot to beep and start cooking, or press [Start] to begin the pressure cooking process.
When pressure cooking time ends, allow pot to Naturally Release for 5 minutes before releasing remaining pressure.
Awesome Sauce
Mix together all ingredients for the Awesome Sauce and brush on top of finished Meatloaf Bites or serve as a dipping sauce.