Meat Loaf Or Meat Balls And Gravy

• 2 pounds ground pork
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 2 cups soft bread crumbs (dry works too)
• 3 slightly beaten eggs
• 1 16 ounce can crushed or diced tomatoes
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon salt or garlic salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/3 cup crisp bacon, crumbled
• 4 strips uncooked bacon
• beef broth or boullion combined with water
• 3-4 tablespoons of flour

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Set aside broth,flour, and cooked and uncooked bacon.
3. Mix together all the other remaining ingredients and shape into a loaf on a shallow roasting pan. Lay strips uncooked bacon over loaf. Bake for 1 and a half hours. Drain off drippings and juices. Add broth or boullion and water to make 3 cups.
4. Blend flour and just enough water to make a paste. Add to drippings and cook until it is smooth and thickened. Just before serving, add the crumbled bacon to the gravy.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/meat-loaf-or-meat-balls-and-gravy-50004602 (may not work)