Grandma’s Meatloaf

By Addie

Growing up, the only true meatloaf I enjoyed was made by my grandmother. My mom made a delicious BBQ turkey meatloaf – filled with cheese & veggies, but my grandmother’s was all meat, and therefore qualified as a true meatloaf.

And, it’s quite good – and this is coming from someone who doesn’t eat a whole lot of red meat. Smiles all around when this one is served. My grandmother even marked on the original recipe to remind herself of it’s goodness: VERY GOOD!

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2/3 cup crushed saltine crackers
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sage
• 1 pinch of pepper
• 1 1/2 lb. lean ground beef
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Preparation

Step 1

Beat the eggs together in a large bowl. Then, add the 3/4 C milk, 2/3 C crushed up saltine crackers, 1/2 C chopped onion, 1 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. rubbed sage and pepper.

Add the 1 1/2 lb. ground beef and mix well. Ideally, the mixing works best with your hands, but if you can’t stand the feeling of raw meat between your fingers you can use a spatula here.

Shape the meat mixture into an 8.5 x 4.5 inch loaf and place into an ungreased bread pan of a similar size, or a meatloaf pan.

In a second bowl, combine 1 C ketchup, 1/2 C brown sugar and 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce together. Mix well until blended.

Pour 3/4 C of the sauce over the top of the meatloaf and then bake at 350 for 60-65 minutes. Check at this point to determine that the center is done (beef should be cooked to 170 degrees) and is no longer pink. Then, remove from the oven & drain any excess grease from the pan.

Allow the meatloaf to sit for 10 minutes before slicing to serve.