Surprise Meat Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. tomato juice
1/2 c. bread crumbs
2 tsp. dried onions
2 strips bacon
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 lb. ground beef
2 hard-boiled eggs
1 egg
1 tsp. salt

Preparation

Put the first six things that are listed into a large bowl and stir.
Add the ground beef.
Blend everything together very well. Pour one half of this meat mixture into a large baking pan.
Shape the meat into an oblong patty.
Then make two hollows in the mixture and fit the hard-boiled eggs into them.
Use the rest of the meat mixture to cover the eggs. Shape gently into a loaf.
Lay the bacon strips on top.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for about an hour.
When you serve this meat loaf, each slice will have a ring of egg in the middle.