LISH NELSON'S MEATLOAF

Lish Nelson's Meatloaf image

Provided by Karen Nelson Cox

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

l medium onion
2 slices firm white sandwich bread
1 large egg
2 pounds ground beef chuck
2 cups canned tomato sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 cup water
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup yellow (ball-park) mustard

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Finely chop onion. Cut enough bread into 1/2-inch cubes to measure 1 1/4 cups. In a large bowl lightly beat egg. Add chuck, onion, bread cubes, 1 cup tomato sauce, salt, and pepper and lightly blend with hands until just combined. In a roasting pan form mixture into a roughly 9- by 5-inch loaf and bake in middle of oven 10 minutes.
While meatloaf is baking, in a small saucepan whisk together water, vinegar, brown sugar, mustard, and remaining cup tomato sauce and bring to a boil over moderate heat.
After meatloaf has baked 10 minutes, spoon enough sauce over meatloaf to coat it. Continue to bake meatloaf, spooning more sauce over it after 30 minutes, 1 hour and 10 minutes more, or until a thermometer inserted in center registers 160°F. Let meatloaf stand in pan on a rack 10 minutes. Return sauce remaining in saucepan to a boil and simmer 1 minute.
Serve meatloaf with sauce on the side.