Rolled Meat Loaf stuffed with Rice

Description
In Romanian: Rulada de carne tocata umpluta cu orez

Meat loaf

 * 2 lbs / 1 kg ground sirloin
 * 5 oz / 150 g bacon
 * 2 onions
 * 1 crustless white bread slice
 * 1 raw egg
 * 4 hard boiled eggs
 * salt
 * pepper
 * 1 teaspoon chopped parsley and dill
 * 1 tablespoon bread crumbs

Filling

 * 5 oz / 150 g rice
 * 1 tablespoon butter
 * 1 egg
 * pepper

Directions

 * 1) Grind the meat with the finely chopped raw or lard fried onions, the soaked and squeezed bread and the bacon.
 * 2) Add salt, pepper, chopped parsley and dill and raw egg.
 * 3) Mix everything well.
 * 4) Roll out a clean wet cloth and place the mixture on it, in the shape of a rectangle with the length triple the width.
 * 5) Arrange the hard boiled eggs in a row along the middle of the rectangle.
 * 6) Start rolling the meat with the aid of the cloth, so that the eggs are enclosed in the meat.
 * 7) Place the rolled meat loaf on a lard greased baking sheet, grease the top with melted lard, spread some bread crumbs on top and bake for 45 minutes.
 * 8) Boil the rice in salt water, drain, rinse with cold water, drain, then mix with the beaten egg, pepper and melted butter.
 * 9) On a clean, wet cloth spread the meat mixture uniformly, in a ½ inch layer.
 * 10) Place the rice in the middle of the meat mixture.
 * 11) Roll the meat loaf with the aid of the cloth, so that the meat encloses the rice.
 * 12) Place the rolled meat loaf on a lard greased baking sheet, glaze with egg, cover with bread crumbs and bake at medium heat for 30 – 40 minutes.
 * 13) Serve cut into finger thick slices with green lettuce, red beet salad or carrot sauté.