Spicy Meat Loaf

Ingredients

 * 2 Tbsp. olive oil
 * 1 sweet onion, chopped
 * 4 cloves garlic, minced
 * 3 pounds lean ground beef
 * 3 tsp. salt
 * 3 tsp. fresh ground pepper
 * 2 eggs, beaten
 * 1 cup V-8 vegetable juice
 * 3/4 cup fresh chopped parsley
 * 2 Tbsp. hot sauce
 * 1/3 cup ketchup

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat oil in pan and saute onion for about 3 minutes.
 * 2) Add garlic and saute for 1 minute. Put onion and garlic in large mixing bowl and add ground beef, salt and pepper, eggs, vegetable juice, parsley and hot sauce.
 * 3) Mix well and mold mixture into a greased loaf pan (about 12 x 8 inches). Top with ketchup and bake for one hour.