The Best Meatloaf I've Ever Made

Ingredients

• 1.5 teaspoons pepper black freshly ground
• 3 slices bread crumbled toasted
• 1 tablespoon butter 
• 7  buttery round crackers crushed
• 15 ounce tomato sauce divided canned
• 1  eggs lightly beaten
• 2 pounds extra-lean ground beef 
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 3 tablespoons catsup 
• 0.3 cup onion minced
• 1.5 teaspoons salt 
• 3.5 tablespoons cup heavy whipping cream sour
• 1.5 tablespoons worcestershire sauce 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• loaf pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the onion and garlic 5 minutes, until onion is tender.
3. Remove from heat, and season with salt and pepper.
4. In a large bowl, mix the onion and garlic, beef, crumbled bread, crushed crackers, egg, sour cream, Worcestershire sauce, and 1/2 can tomato sauce. Gradually stir in the milk 1 teaspoon at a time until mixture is moist, but not soggy.
5. Transfer the mixture to a 5x9 inch loaf pan.
6. Bake uncovered in the preheated oven 40 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C), and continue baking 15 minutes, to an internal temperature of 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
7. In a small bowl, mix the remaining tomato sauce and ketchup.
8. Pour over the top of the meatloaf, and continue baking 10 minutes.