James Beard'S Old-Fashioned Meat Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs ground beef, lean
1 lb ground pork
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

Preparation

In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground meats, onions, carrots, and spices. Mix well.
Add in the eggs, milk, bread crumbs, and mix well.
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.
Place strips of bacon atop loaf in an attractive criss-cross pattern.
Bake at 350 F for 90-120 minutes, depending upon how thick you have formed the loaf.