Description:

Good enough for guests.

Source:

Darlene Stanley of Kouts, IN

Serves/Makes:8 or more

Ingredients

• 3 lbs (1.4 kg). ground round
• 1 lb (.5 kg). ground pork
• vegetable oil
• 4 medium size onions
• 1 green pepper
• 4 pieces celery
• 3 eggs
• 2 oz (56 grm). milk
• 1 box bread crumbs
• sprinkle of sage
• water
• 6 potatoes
• 4 more onions
• 6 carrots
• bacon strips

Preparation

• Combine meat in a large bowl.
• In a frying pan place 1/2 inch oil in bottom.
• Chop onions, green pepper, and celery and fry until tender in oil; drain and add to meat mixture.
• Add eggs, milk and bread crumbs.
• Sprinkle with sage.
• In a large roasting pan with a rack, place at least 2 cups (475 ml) water in the bottom of the pan.
• Place foil over the rack.
• Form the meat in a loaf and place on rack.
• Cut up the potatoes, onions and carrots and place around loaf.
• Place bacon strips across the loaf.
• Cover the roasting pan and bake for 2 1/2 hours at 300 degrees (150 C.).
• Remove cover and bake an additional 1/2 hour.

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