Old Fashioned Meat Loaf With Tangy Tomato Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 350 degrees F; position oven rack to middle of the oven.
• Melt butter in heavy skillet and saute onions, garlic and celery for approximately 4-5 minutes; until onions are translucent.
• Add salt, pepper, worcestershire sauce and 1/2 cup ketchup; cook for 1 minute, until combined.
• Transfer to a large bowl and add meats, bread crumbs and eggs; blend with your hands; do not overmix.
• In in 9 x 13 pan (sprayed with cooking oil) form the mixture into a 10 x 5 inch oval loaf.
• Mix brown sugar with remaining ketchup and spread on top.
• Bake until interntal temperature registers 155 degrees F; approximately 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
• Remove from oven, cover with foil and allow to stand for 5 minutes before cutting and serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Coarsely chop stewed tomatoes by running a knife through tomatoes in can. Combine tomatoes, tomato sauce, rice vinegar and brown sugar in a small saucepan.
• Crumble beef into a large bowl. Add 1/2 cup of the tomato mixture, egg, breadcrumbs, onion, salt and pepper; mix well.
• Shape into a loaf in an 8 x 8-inch baking pan. Bake 45 to 50 minutes. Meanwhile, bring remaining tomato mixture to a simmer. Cook, uncovered, 10 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Spread 1/4 cup over meat loaf during last 10 minutes of cook time. Serve remaining sauce with sliced meat loaf.