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Brown-Sugar Glazed Homestyle Meatloaf
Melissa Hart

Brown-Sugar Glazed Homestyle Meatloaf

A good copycat meatloaf slices cleanly but still leaks a little juice onto the plate. Crushed crackers keep this one tender, while onion and bell pepper stop it from eating like a giant burger. The tangy brown-sugar glaze needs two coats for a proper sticky top.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 8
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs 85% lean ground beef
  • 1 cup finely crushed buttery crackers
  • 1 small yellow onion finely diced
  • 1/2 green bell pepper finely diced
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 3/4 cup ketchup divided
  • 2 tbsp packed brown sugar
  • 1 tsp yellow mustard

Method
 

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F and line a rimmed sheet pan with foil.
  2. Mix the beef, cracker crumbs, onion, bell pepper, eggs, milk, Worcestershire, salt, pepper and 1/4 cup ketchup with your hands just until evenly combined.
  3. Shape the mixture into a 9-by-5-inch loaf on the pan without packing it hard; smooth the top so thin edges do not burn.
  4. Whisk the remaining 1/2 cup ketchup with the brown sugar and mustard and brush one-third of it over the loaf.
  5. Bake for 35 minutes, brush on another third of the glaze and bake for 15 minutes more.
  6. Brush on the remaining glaze and continue baking until the center reaches 160°F, 10 to 15 minutes.
  7. Rest the meatloaf for 15 minutes before slicing so the juices stay in the meat.