Important matters concerning the existence of Humanity - BACON

GWU PNS said:
I was looking around the DC area for new restaurants and someone recommended Founding Farmers at Foggy Bottom.

I noticed one of their appetizers and ordered it mostly because of this forum. The description from their menu is:

Glazed Bacon Lollis
Thick-cut bacon dusted with cinnamon & brown sugar, roasted & served on a stick. (8 pieces)

They were so good I ordered a round to go and told the waitress I would eat them for breakfast in the morning. To tell the truth, I ate the second batch on the metro ride back home. (I will go to confession tomorrow and say some Hail Marys) 😎
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You can easily do this at home, too! Soooo good. Bacon, on a rack, in the oven. With a drizzle of maple syrup, brown sugar and cinnamon. I’m sure it’s been discussed here already…but good luck finding it. Or, easier, Google a recipe.

So yummo
 
Capt MJ said:
YOU ATE ON THE METRO?!?! Quelle horreur!
Oh, bacon, entirely understandable. If you had been cited, you could have led your defense with “But it was bacon,” and had the charge dismissed.

As I write this, our kitchen still smells like bacon. It was breakfast for dinner tonight, sour cream pancakes infused with orange zest and vanilla, generous sides of crispy bacon, and Vermont dark amber maple syrup.
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Funny you mention eating on the metro. I was sneaking them out of a bag like a wine-O. I looked over and there was a metro maintenance worker heading back home from work. I thought for a second and asked if he wanted to try some cinnamon bacon on a stick. First method of charismatic leadership is "the bribe"
 
GWU PNS said:
Funny you mention eating on the metro. I was sneaking them out of a bag like a wine-O. I looked over and there was a metro maintenance worker heading back home from work. I thought for a second and asked if he wanted to try some cinnamon bacon on a stick. First method of charismatic leadership is "the bribe"
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Learned early in your career as you traded services, favors, etc., for 5 lb. cans of Navy coffee.

You can use sweet orange mamalade or apricot preserves as a glaze on oven-baked bacon.
 
In case you ever find yourself in an East Asian country that does not routinely eat bacon...

Find the ramen shop with good chashu. Ramen places that specialize in Ton katsu ramen will have the best chashu. Very easy to identify as you will see トンカツ or とんこつ displayed prominently on a sign. Bad chashu tastes like a bland porchop or a dry ham. Good chashu is bacon and can be identified by the classic perfectly pan fried bacon coloring. See references below. Exhibit A is better than Exhibit B any day of the week. Exhibit B (still pork belly) is better than anything else.

Exhibit A:
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Exhibit B:
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PS: If your ramen actually comes out looking this pretty you’ve overpaid. Try somewhere else.

PPS: Micheline guide/starred “wagyu ramen” for ¥1800 will never be better than ¥800 ton katsu ramen
 

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My ex-BIL (still love the guy) made bacon for Thanksgiving morning each year. Thick-cut Wright's bacon cooked to 80%, then glazed with apricot preserve and finished to perfectly crispy. Heaven.

@Skipper07 your ramen knowledge is impressive, I must confess to having never had authentic ramen, and now want ramen with chashu.
 
Since I was already making my first apple pie of the season this afternoon (Granny Smith, Vietnamese cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, a pinch of cloves, a bit of brown sugar, ginger snap crust), I decided to test-drive this recipe for dinner. I make my own crusts, but this does offer the store-bought rolled up Pillsbury crust option. I had some leftover roast chicken, which I subbed in for the turkey. I am looking forward to the technical fun of making the bacon lattice, which involves baking the bacon to a state where it’s still pliable enough to weave. I figure if I mess that up, I’ll eat a slice and just crumble it on top near the end.

Bacon lattice. I could think of innumerable dishes to bacon lattice up. Skinny green beans baked with a pesto sauce, bacon lattice. Mini-bacon lattices for burgers. Baked mushroom casserole with herbs and cream, bacon lattice.


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Use Your Thanksgiving Leftovers to Make a Turkey and Cheddar Pie With Bacon Lattice Top

This savory pie is a fun way to use leftover Thanksgiving turkey for a post-holiday brunch. (No leftovers? Pick up a chunk of roast turkey at the supermarket
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Capt MJ said:
Since I was already making my first apple pie of the season this afternoon (Granny Smith, Vietnamese cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, a pinch of cloves, a bit of brown sugar, ginger snap crust), I decided to test-drive this recipe for dinner. I make my own crusts, but this does offer the store-bought rolled up Pillsbury crust option. I had some leftover roast chicken, which I subbed in for the turkey. I am looking forward to the technical fun of making the bacon lattice, which involves baking the bacon to a state where it’s still pliable enough to weave. I figure if I mess that up, I’ll eat a slice and just crumble it on top near the end.

Bacon lattice. I could think of innumerable dishes to bacon lattice up. Skinny green beans baked with a pesto sauce, bacon lattice. Mini-bacon lattices for burgers. Baked mushroom casserole with herbs and cream, bacon lattice.


parade.com

Use Your Thanksgiving Leftovers to Make a Turkey and Cheddar Pie With Bacon Lattice Top

This savory pie is a fun way to use leftover Thanksgiving turkey for a post-holiday brunch. (No leftovers? Pick up a chunk of roast turkey at the supermarket
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Yum. The first summer DS was home he helped me wrap two stuffed pork loins with bacon lattice prior to smoking them. I started it and the future engineer in him clearly disapproved of my method. It was gorgeous when it was done. And very yummy.
 
I saw something pop up on my feed. It seems that bacon is permanently in my algorithms (imagine that) 🥓 😂

Remove the outside of a pineapple, keeping it whole. Also too and bottom. Remove the core (large tool). Stuff a pork tenderloin into the middle. Lattice a large bacon wrap, and wrap the whole pineapple with it. Not sure if/how it was seasoned.

Smoke it on the grill. Slice into pretty circles as serve.

Not sure what I think about this concoction, but am certainly intrigued!
 
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Bacon Lovers Delight, One Weekend Only - Lehigh Valley, PA

Love Bacon? We have the cure. Explore the streets of downtown Easton November 4 & 5, 2023 where you'll find countless bacon-centric offerings including decadent mac & cheeses, bacon on a stick, loaded bloody mary's, peanut butter bacon beignet, bacon cannoli's, and more. Enjoy live music...
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justdoit19 said:
I saw something pop up on my feed. It seems that bacon is permanently in my algorithms (imagine that) 🥓 😂

Remove the outside of a pineapple, keeping it whole. Also too and bottom. Remove the core (large tool). Stuff a pork tenderloin into the middle. Lattice a large bacon wrap, and wrap the whole pineapple with it. Not sure if/how it was seasoned.

Smoke it on the grill. Slice into pretty circles as serve.

Not sure what I think about this concoction, but am certainly intrigued!
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Turducken cousin?

Barding with bacon is a classic technique (though Siri keeps trying to change it to “bathing” as I type, which, on this forum, would not be surprising), but the pork tenderloin threaded through a pineapple is novel.

Will await reports. And photos of assembly.
 
brewmeist said:
Save the date!
www.discoverlehighvalley.com

Bacon Lovers Delight, One Weekend Only - Lehigh Valley, PA

Love Bacon? We have the cure. Explore the streets of downtown Easton November 4 & 5, 2023 where you'll find countless bacon-centric offerings including decadent mac & cheeses, bacon on a stick, loaded bloody mary's, peanut butter bacon beignet, bacon cannoli's, and more. Enjoy live music...
www.discoverlehighvalley.com
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For a minute I thought it was Easton, MD, just over the Bay Bridge.

Nice fall day trip to the Lehigh Valley.
 
Capt MJ said:
Turducken cousin?

Barding with bacon is a classic technique (though Siri keeps trying to change it to “bathing” as I type, which, on this forum, would not be surprising), but the pork tenderloin threaded through a pineapple is novel.

Will await reports. And photos of assembly.
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You make everything sound good.

Shoving meat into the middle of a pineapple wrapped in bacon….not quite the same 😂😂

I also wouldn’t put ‘bathing in bacon’ past anyone here 😬
 
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