We were in North Carolina a week for Spring Break and my husband made a big breakfast with scrambled eggs, country ham and bacon. Afterwards, I asked him where the leftover bacon was. He said he threw it away. Sacrilege! Leftover bacon can be used in so many ways, it is truly a dirty shame to throw it away. The obvious BLT sandwich comes to mind, but in Oprah's latest magazine, she takes it a step further, making a sandwich of turkey, avocado, Swiss, bacon and tomato on whole wheat bread, then grills it. It also is delicious crumbled up in salads (especially spinach and Cobb) and also can be used to enhance the flavor of different breads. I saw it recently in brioche, but it is also excellent in cornbread or mixed into waffle batter. If you crumble it up, it is not as caloric as just a strip and could be used in scrambled eggs, risotto, polenta, pasta dishes (good in mac and cheese) or to add some pep to veggies like green beans or creamed corn. The possibilities are endless, and as for the bacon fat... well that's a whole nother blog. Do not let those precious little strips of pig go to waste- that is the moral of this blog.
1 comment:
i hope that was not rescued bacon
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