aunt libby's southern meatloaf

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• meatloaf:
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1 cup italian-seasoned bread crumbs
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• sauce:
• 1 1/2 cups ketchup
• 1/4 cup water
• 3 tablespoons white vinegar
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). butter a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• mix beef, onion, 1 cup ketchup, bread crumbs, eggs, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. press beef mixture into a loaf in the prepared loaf pan.
• mix 1 1/2 cups ketchup, water, vinegar, brown sugar, mustard, and worcestershire sauce together in a saucepan; cook and stir over medium heat until sauce is smooth and warm, about 10 minutes. pour 1/3 the sauce over meatloaf.
• bake in the preheated oven, basting every 25 minutes with more sauce, until meatloaf is cooked through, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees f (70 degrees c). cool in the pan for 10 minutes before slicing.