2 lbs ground beef (i used 85% lean)
Bacon, a shitload
1 cup pecorino romano, grated (or parm-reg)
1 cup fine dry breadcrumbs
5 tbs onion, grated
2 eggs, beaten
1 heaping tsp garlic powder
1 glug heavy cream
S&P
Preheat oven to 365
Finely dice two slices of bacon and mix with the above ingredients. Slap your meat and toss it roughly to the board to remove bubbles and form it into shape.
Place it on a greased broiler pan (so it doesn't sit in grease while it cooks) and wrap pieces of bacon around the loaf. Overlap the bacon like shingles.
Baste with sauce:
1/2 cup ketchup
1 tsp dry mustard powder
1.5 tbs brown sugar
oregano
And bake for 45 minutes. Remove, baste again with sauce and return for 20 minutes. Turn on broiler, baste again and return for a couple minutes tops. Transfer to a platter, let it cool for about 10 minutes and carve.
I served this with mvscal brand cheddar-chipotle creamed mash potatoes.
