Liver Loaf

Ingredients

 * 1½ lb beef or pork liver
 * 8 oz bacon
 * 1 clove garlic
 * 1 eschallot
 * 15 oz bread crumbs
 * 2 eggs
 * 2 tsp salt
 * ¼ tsp black pepper
 * 1/8 tsp grated nutmeg
 * 1 onion, grated
 * 2 bay leaves (optional)

Directions

 * 1) Remove the skin and tubes from liver, put it into a pan, add a little water and simmer until partly cooked.
 * 2) Put the partly cooked liver, half of the bacon, the garlic and eschallot through a mincer.
 * 3) Add the bread crumbs, beaten eggs, onion and seasoning, and mix thoroughly.
 * 4) Lay bay the leaves in the bottom of a loaf pan and line with the remaining bacon slices.
 * 5) Fill the pan with the mixture. Cover with buttered grease-proof paper or foil and bake in a moderate oven at 350°F for 1 hour, or until mixture is cooked.
 * 6) Unmould onto a platter and garnish with parsley and tomatoes.