bacon

Recipes

• Bacon and Hazelnut Leeks
  Warm leeks over smoky bacon cream
• Warm German Potato Salad
  Mustard and vinegar are softened by sugar and beer
• Coconut Rice with Black Beans and Fried Plantains
  A Cuban sweet-savory side
• Black Beans (Frijoles Negros)
  Cuban-style black beans...
• Moules à la Normande
  A cookbook-ready money-shot of mussels
• Sauerkraut with Juniper
  A hearty side with unusual spices
• CHOW Pancetta
  Why buy pancetta when you can make it yourself?
• Pasta Carbonara with Peas
  Peas brighten up this rich dish
• Pancetta and Pepper Pizza
  Pancetta and rosemary dress up roasted bell peppers
• Braised Red Cabbage with Bacon
  A dish that gets better with time
• Braised Fresh “Bacon”
  A simple, rich dish from chef Tom Colicchio
• Bacon-Wrapped Turkey with Pear Cider Gravy
  Bacon keeps the turkey moist
• Fried Chickpeas with Sage
  Dusted in paprika for a smoky, crunchy snack
• Spinach with Bacon and Garlic
  
• Adolescent Half-Baked Mac ‘n Cheese
  
• All American Bacon Cheeseburger Mac
  
• Breakfast Fried Rice
  
• Bison Bacon Cheeseburger
  Topped with a mess of jalapeños and onions
• The 99 Cent Chef’s Tex-Mex Taco
  
• How To: Host the Perfect Easter Brunch
  
• Homemade Mac and Cheese
  
• Springtime Ragout of Fava, Peas and Green Garlic
  
• Dunkadelic-Double Cheeseburger
  
• Bacon Wrapped Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken
  

Grinders

• Bacon, Bacon Everywhere
  Bacon mints! Eeew eeew eeew! CandyAddict tries a candy in truly bad taste.
• Snap, Crackle, Oink
  Bacon: now coming to a bowl of popcorn near you!
• Mother Knows Best
  Is kitchen lore best learned at your mother's elbow?
• How to Bathe in Bacon Grease
  If you're not into cooking with home-rendered pork fat, why not make soap out of it?
• From Fishy Beet Juice to Bacon Candy Bars
  Bloggers eat it all up at this year's Fancy Food Show.
• Fry It Up in a Pan
  Is bacon overstaying its welcome?
• Fry It Up in a Pan
  Is bacon overstaying its welcome?
• Elvis Eats!
  Salon does its part to celebrate Elvis Week with a hysterical excavation of the King's eating habits.
• Going Hog Wild in Beantown
  The Boston Globe reports on the doings of the Bacon Club.
• What Is the Best Bacon?
  Total porky (and beefy) smokiness at the bacon taste-off.
• Pork, It's the Meat of Kings
  At least according to the latest Weebl's video ...
• Now, If Only There Were a Fried Egg Dispenser
  A label-wielding vandal has punched up a Minnesota cultural institution's bathroom with a bit of breakfast humor.
• Bacon Cake!
  Bloggers experiment with two great tastes that taste great together.
• The Bacon Key Is Stuck
  A Whopper of a bacon tale.
• Best "On a Stick" Food Ever!
  Summer's hottest food or artery-destroying nightmare?
• Blood for Art's Sake
  The raw truths of Boston's "Meat After Meat Joy" art exhibit.
• Baconbaconbaconbacon ... It's BACON!
  Salon kicks off Pork Week with a thoughtful analysis of the raging hipness of bacon.

Picks

• You Know What to Bring Home
  Benton's hickory-smoked country bacon.
• Bacon Press
  Do bacon the right way.

Ingredients

• Bacon
  Bacon is a cut from the fatty pork belly that is usually cured and smoked over aromatic woods such as apple, hickory, and mesquite. It is available pre-sliced (thin or thick) or whole, called slab ...
• Gypsy bacon (ciganyszalonna)
  This Hungarian specialty consists of a double thick firm slab of bacon that’s roasted and seasoned with paprika and cured so that it may be eaten without cooking. It may be cooked Gypsy style: cut ...
• Lardo
  Lardo is creamy white pork fatback cured for several months with rock salt, rosemary, and cloves. A specialty of Tuscany, Italian lardo is cut into thin, almost transparent slices and served on war...
• Pancetta (italian bacon)
  Pancetta, which is sold rolled up into a fat cylinder, is the Italian equivalent of bacon, though it is cured but usually not smoked. At its simplest, pancetta is cured with salt and pepper; some t...
• Salt pork (white bacon)
  Salt pork is a hunk of salt-cured pork belly fat that is traditionally added to Boston baked beans and used to flavor soups and stews. It may be blanched (briefly boiled) to remove excess salt befo...
• Tocino
  Tocino is Spanish for bacon, but in the Philippines, it refers to cured pork that’s been marinated in a sweet red sauce. Look for it in Asian markets.
• Turkey bacon, duck bacon, veal bacon, etc.
  Many different meats are now used to make bacon-like products, usually with less fat and therefore less rich flavor than pork bacon, and it isn’t as crispy when cooked. Veal and turkey bacon are co...
• Ventrèche (french pancetta)
  Like bacon, ventrèche—which means belly—is made with pork belly. Like pancetta, it is cured rather than smoked and is meatier than bacon. It can be sliced thin, seared, and used in salads or canapé...

Shows

• Grab Bag
  

Stories

• I’m Vegetarian but I Eat Bacon
  How much can I tell a dinner-party host about my eating habits?
• Pimp Your Burger
  Anybody can do toppings—pros mix it in
• DIY Room Service
  How to cook a gourmet meal in your hotel room
• Turkey, Start to Finish
  With bacon and pear cider gravy
• How to Cut Bacon
  Firm it up first
• The Right Way to Cook Bacon
  Proper heat and density in the pan are key
• Bacon Cheeseburger
  Pan-fried in bacon grease