{"id":170427,"date":"2023-06-07T12:27:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T16:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/?post_type=recipe&#038;p=170427"},"modified":"2025-08-25T14:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T18:54:11","slug":"georgia-bourbon-coca-cola-meatloaf","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/recipe\/georgia-bourbon-coca-cola-meatloaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Bourbon &#038; Coca-Cola Meatloaf"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This recipe calls for half pork and half beef, which adds a combined richer flavor and more tenderness than using ground beef alone. Dad\u2019s meatloaf recipe had a secret ingredient: old-fashioned Coca-Cola (which contained real sugar, not high-fructose corn syrup, also referred to as \u201cMexican Coke\u201d). Back then, without social media or the internet, I\u2019m not sure where he got the idea, but he was always experimenting with mystery or secret ingredients. Of course, Atlanta was the birthplace of Coca-Cola. The origins of ketchup (\u201cket-chap\u201d or \u201cke-tsiap\u201d in the Hokkien dialect), similar to Worcestershire sauce, can be traced back to 300 B.C. China and South Asia and began as a fermented fish sauce, sometimes with added flavors of cinnamon, clove, and tamarind. No wonder I like it so much! I like to use farm-raised meat from Riverview Farms and Brasstown Beef in Georgia, and Georgia Bourbon Whiskey from Moonrise Distillery, but you can substitute your favorite brands. <br>\u2014<em>Natalie Keng, from her new cookbook<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/egg-rolls-sweet-tea-asian-inspired-southern-style\/18908619?ean=9781423661498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Egg Rolls &amp; Sweet Tea: Asian Inspired, Southern Style<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See also: <em>G&amp;G<\/em>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/articles\/egg-rolls-and-sweet-tea-a-new-fusion-cookbook-gives-the-best-of-both-worlds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview<\/a> with Natalie Keng, plus her recipes for <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/recipe\/oven-baked-country-bacon-collard-egg-rolls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oven-Baked Country Bacon &amp; Collard Egg Rolls<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/recipe\/okra-and-tomato-stir-fry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Okra and Tomato Stir-Fry<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- Promo shortcode start --><div id=\"nlf-1c\" class=\"gg-promo topic-skillet\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/promos\/skillet-tall.jpg\" class=\"tall\" alt=\"biscuits\"><\/div><div class=\"right\"><form id=\"nlf-1\" method=\"post\" class=\"form\" action=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/newsletters\/\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"gg_form_submit\" value=\"nlf-1\"><div class=\"hed\">Get the Skillet<\/div><div class=\"dek\">Our newsletter with the best of Southern food and drink<\/div><div class=\"action two-items\"><div class=\"input-left\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"email\" class=\"email-input\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"you@example.com\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"group_id\" value=\"95855092\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"shortcode_form\" value=\"nlf-1\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"subscription_385\" value=\"on\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"prev_page_id\" value=\"170427\"><\/div><div class=\"gform_footer\"><div style=\"display:none;\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"nl-nov-st\" id=\"nl-nov-st1\" value=\"\" autocomplete=\"off\" tabindex=\"-1\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"nl-nov-b\" value=\"\" autocomplete=\"off\" tabindex=\"-1\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"nl-nov-r\" id=\"nl-nov-r1\" value=\"2025-11-14\" autocomplete=\"off\" tabindex=\"-1\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"nl-nov-et\" id=\"nl-nov-et1\" value=\"\" autocomplete=\"off\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/div><button data-sitekey=\"6Lc-hRkaAAAAAI84hbB81Jl48pGievR_C_UgHdnY\" data-callback=\"on_submit_nlf_1\" data-action=\"submit\" class=\"g-recaptcha button button-primary after-email\">Sign Up<\/button><\/div><\/div><div class=\"captcha-terms\"><p>This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/p><\/div><\/form><script>document.getElementById('nl-nov-st1').value=Date.now();document.getElementById('nl-nov-r1').value='';function on_submit_nlf_1(token) {document.getElementById('nl-nov-et1').value = Date.now();document.getElementById('nlf-1').submit();}<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Promo shortcode end -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southern libations and a sweet teriyaki sauce accent a classic entree <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":174111,"template":"","categories":[1780,2391],"tags":[51,18341,29711,19,30207,50],"authors":[],"issue":[],"recipe-type":[2504],"class_list":["post-170427","recipe","type-recipe","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-and-drink","category-recipes","tag-bourbon","tag-cookbook-recipe","tag-food-drink","tag-georgia","tag-meatloaf","tag-recipes","recipe-type-mains"],"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.3 (Yoast SEO v26.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bourbon &amp; 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