Mom's Special Meatloaf

Ingredients

2 lbs. of lean ground beef
2 eggs
1 8 oz. can of tomato sauce
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. minced onion
1 bag of saltine crackers crushed


Heat oven at 350


Put saltines in to a blender or food processor and crush until crackers are powdery. Mix ground beef, eggs, salt, pepper, minced onion until well blended. Mix tomato sauce in to mixture. Meat will feel runny or very wet. Pour crushed crackers and mix until crackers have thoroughly absorbed all the sauce. Form a ball and slam ball in to your bowl or counter. This will allow meat and flavors to really come together. This is the most important step in order for meatloaf to be soft and more like a cake and not crumbly. It sounds so barbaric but it is so necessary and can also be therapeutic! :) Slam it against your bowl or counter about 15 times smacking it as you put it down. Make in to a ball and place in baking pan. Cover tightly with foil. If you have a baking oven bag even better. The ball will not come apart. Feel free to add a hard boil egg to the middle if you'd like for presentation when you slice it. Bake for about 1 hour. Test your meatloaf for to see if it's done like you would a cake. Put a knife in to the middle and if it comes out wet with meat particles that means your loaf is still not done. The knife will come out clean if your loaf is done.

Slice and serve. Enjoy with your favorite mashed potatoes and veggies. The meat will taste soft and the flavors will be fabulous! Don't forget to smack it and slam it, that's what makes it taste so good.

Enjoy!

Scarlett