Piquant Meat Loaf

Ingredients
Topping:
 * ½ cup catsup
 * 1/3 cup tomato juice
 * ½ teaspoon salt
 * ½ teaspoon black pepper
 * 2 eggs (or equivalent egg mix), beaten
 * ¾ cup fresh bread crumbs
 * ¼ cup finely chopped onions
 * 2 teaspoons prepared mustard
 * 1½ pounds finely ground beef
 * ¼ cup catsup
 * ½ teaspoon prepared mustard
 * 2 teaspoons brown sugar

Directions
Topping:
 * 1) In a large bowl, combine catsup, tomato juice, salt, pepper, eggs, bread crumbs, onions, and mustard.
 * 2) Add ground beef and mix thoroughly.
 * 3) Press beef mixture into a lightly oiled 9″ x 5″ loaf pan.
 * 1) In a small bowl combine topping ingredients.
 * 2) Spread over the top of the raw meat loaf mixture.
 * 3) Bake at 400°F for 35–45 minutes, until internal temperature is at least 160°F.
 * 4) Drain off fat and discard. Allow to stand for 5 minutes to allow meat loaf to firm up for slicing.
 * 5) Slice into six portions.

Source

 * Finely Ground Beef, Frozen by the US Department of Agriculture, public domain government resource—original source of recipe