Meatloaf Harrell Recipe
- 1/2 (16 ounce) package saltine crackers
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 6 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 3 tablespoons steak sauce
- 1 1/4 tablespoons prepared mustard
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup Dr Pepper® soda
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon dill pickle relish
- 2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 cup self-rising flour
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 onion, chopped
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Place saltine crackers into a large, heavy plastic zipper bag, and gently crush into crumbs by rolling the bag with a rolling pin; alternately, place crackers into the work bowl of a food processor and pulse briefly just to break into crumbs. Two sleeves of crackers should make about 3 cups of crumbs. Reserve 3/4 cup of crumbs; place 2 1/4 cup of crumbs into a large mixing bowl.
- Mix the 2 1/4 cups of cracker crumbs in the mixing bowl with ground beef, Worcestershire sauce, steak sauce, mustard, black pepper, soda, rosemary, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, garlic powder, dill relish, sweet relish, egg, self-rising flour, tomato sauce, and onion until thoroughly combined. Form into a loaf, and place into a 9×12-inch baking dish. Top the loaf with the reserved cracker crumbs.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the loaf is browned, no longer pink inside, and the juices run clear, about 45 minutes to 1 hour, checking after 45 minutes. An instant-read meat thermometer, inserted into the thickest part of the loaf, should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
