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Interests => All Things Edible (and how to prepare them) => Recipes => Topic started by: bijou on August 25, 2009, 01:55:44 PM

Title: Candied bacon martini
Post by: bijou on August 25, 2009, 01:55:44 PM

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...8 slices smoked bacon

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons light brown sugar

Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil, shiny side up. Dredge the bacon on both sides in the brown sugar and arrange the slices so they do not touch on the sheet. Bake until the bacon is richly caramelized, 15 to 25 minutes. Use a pair of tongs to transfer the bacon strips to a cooling rack and allow the excess fat to drain. Serve warm as candy or cool until hardened for the martinis.

Candied bacon martinis

6 ounces premium vodka

4 ounces Applejack brandy

2 ounces amaretto liqueur

2 ounces maple syrup, preferably grade "B"

4 thin slices tart apple, such as Granny Smith

2 slices candied bacon, halved crosswise

Chill 4 martini glasses. In a large cocktail shaker, combine the vodka, brandy, amaretto and maple syrup with ice. Shake until combined and chilled. Strain the cocktail into the 4 chilled glasses and garnish each with an apple slice and half a slice of candied bacon. Serve immediately.
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  http://www.fox43.com/la-fow-baconrec3d-2008dec03,0,7591509.story

Title: Re: Candied bacon martini
Post by: Chris on August 25, 2009, 11:09:19 PM

I had a BLT minus the L and the T for dinner, but maple syrup and vodka sounds kind of nasty.

Title: Re: Candied bacon martini
Post by: debk on August 26, 2009, 12:44:04 AM

I'm a martini drinker.....


a candied bacon martini is just wrong..... :puke:

Title: Re: Candied bacon martini
Post by: Chris on August 30, 2009, 08:51:39 PM

The Meatini

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http://www.rathergood.com/meatini