Ingredients

　　1 1/2 pounds ground beef

　　1 cup fresh breadcrumbs

　　1 onion, chopped

　　1 egg, lightly beaten

　　1 1/2 teaspoons salt

　　1/2 teaspoon pepper

　　Two 8-ounce cans tomato sauce

　　1/2 cup water

　　3 tablespoons vinegar

　　3 tablespoons brown sugar

　　2 tablespoons prepared mustard

　　2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

　　Mix together the beef, breadcrumbs, onion, egg, salt, pepper, and 1/2 cup of the tomato sauce. Form this mixture into a loaf and place it in a shallow pan. Stir together the remaining tomato sauce, the water, vinegar, sugar, mustard, and Worcestershire. Pour this sauce over the meatloaf. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, basting occasionally with the pan juices.

　　The Lady & Sons, Too! by Paula Deen. © 2001 by Paula H. Deen. Published by Random House. All Rights Reserved.Paula H. Deen was born and raised in Albany, Georgia. She later moved to Savannah, where she and her two sons, Bobby and Jamie, started the Bag Lady catering company. The business took off and evolved into The Lady & Sons Restaurant, which is located in Savannah’s historic district and specializes in Southern cooking. Paula is the host of Food Network’s Paula’s Home Cooking and is a regular guest on QVC, where her cookbooks are one of the newtowrk’s biggest sellers.