Barbecued Meat Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 onion, minced
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 tsp. dried marjoram
2 lb. ground beef
2 eggs
1/4 c. bread crumbs
1/4 c. club soda or seltzer (cold)
3/4 c. finely chopped green pepper
3/4 c. shredded Cheddar cheese
1 c. plus 3 Tbsp. good-quality barbecue sauce
freshly ground pepper to taste

Preparation

In a small skillet, saute the onion in the oil for 3 to 4 minutes.
Stir in the garlic; remove from the heat and spoon into large bowl and cool completely.
To the onion-garlic mixture, add the marjoram, beef, eggs, bread crumbs, club soda, green pepper, Cheddar cheese, 1 cup barbecue sauce and ground pepper to taste; mix lightly but thoroughly.
Form the mixture into a loaf in a lightly oiled 10-inch ovenproof baking dish.
Spread the remaining 3 tablespoons barbecue sauce over the top and side of loaf.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour.