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Interests => All Things Edible (and how to prepare them) => Topic started by: Chris_ on July 14, 2010, 03:14:53 PM
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Ah, bacon: the world’s greatest guilty pleasure, at least where food is concerned. I do so very much love bacon, in all things in which I’ve tried it. I’ve had it with eggs, on a burger, crumbled up in pancakes, wrapped around a scallop: the usual suspects.
But I haven’t tried it in everything possible — yet. I’ve been aware for some time of the various commercial products and recipes out there that use bacon in … let’s call them “unconventional†ways. Since we at GeekDad have publicly agreed with the generally accepted rule that bacon makes everything better, I have decided to follow in the footsteps of one of our favorite TV shows and put that myth to the test!
I have therefore embarked on The Great Bacon Odyssey. Starting now, for however long it takes, I will be trying anything and everything with bacon or bacon flavoring that I can lay my hands on. I will be trying the questionable bacon products as a public service, so you don’t have to.
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/tag/great-bacon-odyssey/
One Burger, Ten Strips of Bacon!
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/baconburger1.jpg)
Bacon: The Other Crispy Brown Meat
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/baconburger2.jpg)
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God, that looks good. :yum:
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God, that looks good. :yum:
Deathly good.... :-)....my arteries are clogged with bacon grease and hog fat ....that's my secret anti-muslim weapon.
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Deathly good.... :-)....my arteries are clogged with bacon grease and hog fat ....that's my secret anti-muslim weapon.
Hubby for some reason bought a Jack L'Lane juicer.
I needed to figure out how to use the dried product from fruits and vegetables I juiced.
I was throwing out all the fiber from the juiced objects and as a Yankee I was a bit disturbed.
One day Rachel Ray was making potato pancakes and a light went off, instead of all the wringing out of juice from potatoes, why not reverse everything and keep the pulp and throw out the liquid.
A cheap experiment and why not.?
So I juiced a couple of potatoes, an onion and a carrot, celery few cloves of garlic.
The 30% more juice they advertise is a fact, the pulp holder was a good two cups full.
I took the pulp that was almost dry and mixed in an egg, flour and some of the juice, just enough to make a thick almost bread like substance.
As the mixture rested I cooked up bacon and removed it when crisp and set aside.
I then fried up scoops of the potato mixture in the bacon fat with a tablespoon of butter.
Good grief, the pulp that most of us throw away was so good. By the way the juice that was left I used to make mashed potatoes and it made a wonderful gravy for hamburgers and fries.
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Hubby for some reason bought a Jack L'Lane juicer.
I needed to figure out how to use the dried product from fruits and vegetables I juiced.
I was throwing out all the fiber from the juiced objects and as a Yankee I was a bit disturbed.
One day Rachel Ray was making potato pancakes and a light went off, instead of all the wringing out of juice from potatoes, why not reverse everything and keep the pulp and throw out the liquid.
A cheap experiment and why not.?
So I juiced a couple of potatoes, an onion and a carrot, celery few cloves of garlic.
The 30% more juice they advertise is a fact, the pulp holder was a good two cups full.
I took the pulp that was almost dry and mixed in an egg, flour and some of the juice, just enough to make a thick almost bread like substance.
As the mixture rested I cooked up bacon and removed it when crisp and set aside.
I then fried up scoops of the potato mixture in the bacon fat with a tablespoon of butter.
Good grief, the pulp that most of us throw away was so good. By the way the juice that was left I used to make mashed potatoes and it made a wonderful gravy for hamburgers and fries.
vesta111 - you have the good instincts of a great cook! :hi5:
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Vesta, that sounds so interesting! I wish I could try one! I don't have a juicer, so I can't experiment. What was the texture like? Did you name them?
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Eat your heart out, KFC...
Chicken-Fried Bacon: Fried Chicken With a Bacon Crust
Read More http://www.wired.com/geekdad/tag/great-bacon-odyssey/#ixzz0uZktkjKD
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Eat your heart out, KFC...
Chicken-Fried Bacon: Fried Chicken With a Bacon Crust
Read More http://www.wired.com/geekdad/tag/great-bacon-odyssey/#ixzz0uZktkjKD
Wow :-)
See link for image
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Wow :-)
See link for image
Oops - images change at that site - here's the pic of the bacon-encrusted chicken breast.
(http://www.wired.com/geekdad/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/baconchicken-660x551.jpg)