Southern Tennessee Meatloaf

January 2, 2025 by admin

Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef

1/2 pound ground pork (optional)

1/2 cup dry bread crumbs

1/4 cup milk (optional)

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 tablespoon onion powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 8-ounce cans tomato sauce (optional)

3 tablespoons brown sugar

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 9-inch loaf pan.

Place the bread crumbs in a small bowl and pour milk over them. Stir and allow the bread crumbs to absorb the milk for a couple of minutes.

Combine the beef, pork, bread crumb mixture, egg, onion powder, salt and pepper in a large bowl.

Form the meat into a loaf and place it in the loaf pan. Don’t press the meat down or into the corners, as this can make the meatloaf tough.

Combine the tomato sauce, brown sugar, Dijon mustard and balsamic vinegar and pour over the meatloaf.

Place the meatloaf into the oven and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Remove from oven and allow meatloaf to sit for 15 minutes before slicing and serving.