Spicy meatloaf molé

Growing up, meatloaf was not necessarily one of my favorite meals. I don’t think my Mom made it very often, but I remember having it at friend’s houses, and not being very impressed. Somehow, I’m not sure why, the dish stuck with me regardless. In the beginning of my kitchen experimentation here in France, it was one of those classic American comfort foods that I knew I could easily reproduce on the other side of the Atlantic without searching for mystery ingredients that were hard to find here. ALthough, from what I gather, most meatloaf is made with meatloaf seasoning packets, I figured it would be easy enough to recreate using what I had in my spice cabinet.