James Beard's Old-fashioned Meat Loaf

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs ground beef, lean
• 1 lb ground lamb
• 1 lb ground veal or 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 large onion, grated
• 2 carrots, finely shredded
• 4 -6 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon crushed rosemary
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 3 eggs, slightly beaten
• 3/4 cup fresh breadcrumb
• 1/2 cup milk
• 6 slices bacon
• 4 eggs, hard boiled

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, combine the ground meats, onions, carrots, and spices. mix well.
• 2 add in the eggs, milk, bread crumbs, and mix well.
• 3 place half of the mixture on a greased, shallow baking pan. place hard boiled eggs (without shells, of course) end-to-end in a line through the loaf. place remaining amount of mixture on top and form into a loaf with your hands.
• 4 place strips of bacon atop loaf in an attractive criss-cross pattern.
• 5 bake at 350 f for 90-120 minutes, depending upon how thick you have formed the loaf.