Showing posts with label bacon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bacon. Show all posts
Monday, August 25, 2008
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Kentucky Hot Brown and Carrot Cake
Both of those look great, don't they? I posted about them on my other blog. Sorry for neglecting you in here. I just haven't had the time to update it lately. I will come back in with some recipes soon. I promise.
Do any of you have a good recipe to share for a Kentucky Hot Brown? I'd love one.
Do any of you have a good recipe to share for a Kentucky Hot Brown? I'd love one.
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Saturday, January 13, 2007
The BEST Baked Green Beans with Bacon
Here's another recent discovery of mine (from a regional Texas cookbook). It seems a little lady named Marion in the city of Lohn, TX really knows how to cook up some green beans! A sweet lady that I used to help with her cats gave me this cook book and it has been a treasured addition to my multitudes (most are gathering dust, to my dismay). I tend to get stuck on a few good recipes and move pretty slowly through 'uncharted waters' (new recipes). At least once a week, I like to make something entirely different and new to our taste buds. This week's experiment was baked green beans. I'm happy to say that it is as good (or better - depending on your taste) as my fried green bean casserole. I absolutely loved the sweet, buttery flavor... but the BACON is what MADE the dish!
We ate this delicious side dish with burger patties and baked (frozen) fries. Not exactly your 'New Years Resolution' meal... but the kids voted it their favorite meal of all time (and asked that I make it once a week). So, even if I gained a pound, at least the natives are happy!
Ingredients
frozen green beans (can used canned in a pinch, but I won't vouch for the flavor)
garlic salt
pepper
1/3 cup butter (I used a little less)
1/3 cup brown sugar (I used a little less)
about 4-5 bacon strips (I used turkey bacon)
Instructions
Lightly spray/grease a flat baking pan with at least 1.5 inch sides (to prevent dripping). Lay enough frozen green beans to cover the bottom of your pan ~ not too thick of a layer of beans, because you want them to cook through evenly and get some of the sauce on them. The larger your pan, the more beans can cover the bottom surface (you judge how many you want to make and alter the other ingredients accordingly). This recipe is for about four people to have a nice sized helping. Sprinkle your beans with a little garlic salt and pepper (however much you like). If you really love garlic, you might consider mixing some fresh mashed garlic or minced canned garlic into the sauce... but you don't have to because this has such a lovely flavor - even without added garlic! Melt your butter in a glass measuring cup and stir your brown sugar into it until well-blended. Pour mixture over your beans evenly. Layer bacon strips (turkey bacon is our choice here) over the top of the beans. Cook in the oven on about 350-75 (depending on your oven and altitude) for about 30 minutes (or until bacon is to desired crispness). We like our bacon really well done, but I had to pull the beans out a bit before my bacon got crunchy enough. Because I was using TURKEY bacon, it tasted great and I was not worried about eating soggy fat. Yuck!
I just looove these beans! Enjoy!
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We ate this delicious side dish with burger patties and baked (frozen) fries. Not exactly your 'New Years Resolution' meal... but the kids voted it their favorite meal of all time (and asked that I make it once a week). So, even if I gained a pound, at least the natives are happy!
Ingredients
frozen green beans (can used canned in a pinch, but I won't vouch for the flavor)
garlic salt
pepper
1/3 cup butter (I used a little less)
1/3 cup brown sugar (I used a little less)
about 4-5 bacon strips (I used turkey bacon)
Instructions
Lightly spray/grease a flat baking pan with at least 1.5 inch sides (to prevent dripping). Lay enough frozen green beans to cover the bottom of your pan ~ not too thick of a layer of beans, because you want them to cook through evenly and get some of the sauce on them. The larger your pan, the more beans can cover the bottom surface (you judge how many you want to make and alter the other ingredients accordingly). This recipe is for about four people to have a nice sized helping. Sprinkle your beans with a little garlic salt and pepper (however much you like). If you really love garlic, you might consider mixing some fresh mashed garlic or minced canned garlic into the sauce... but you don't have to because this has such a lovely flavor - even without added garlic! Melt your butter in a glass measuring cup and stir your brown sugar into it until well-blended. Pour mixture over your beans evenly. Layer bacon strips (turkey bacon is our choice here) over the top of the beans. Cook in the oven on about 350-75 (depending on your oven and altitude) for about 30 minutes (or until bacon is to desired crispness). We like our bacon really well done, but I had to pull the beans out a bit before my bacon got crunchy enough. Because I was using TURKEY bacon, it tasted great and I was not worried about eating soggy fat. Yuck!
I just looove these beans! Enjoy!
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Thursday, October 13, 2005
Giuseppe's Spaghetti alla Matriciana
Giuseppe is an Italian missionary in Italy who can really cook! Ammie (who I talk about way too much in here) knows him because her husband is from Italy. I have eaten Giuseppe's Spaghetti alla Matriciana a few times... and it was wonderful, aside from the soggy bacon. Ammie and I discussed the recipe, as I enjoyed the bacon flavor, but don't like the soft texture of the bacon in Giuseppe's original recipe. She said she re-fries her bacon to make it hard - an added step that makes this recipe almost perfect for bacon lovers like me!
I'm a no-fat, no-soggy bacon kind of girl (and actually eat turkey bacon most of the time)... so if you love the taste of bacon, and love fresh-tasting true Italian foods... this recipe is a winner!
Ammie's Twist on Giuseppe's Spaghetti with Bacon
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 1/2 lb. lean bacon (sub turkey bacon for non-pork eaters)
- olive oil (only if bacon sticks to pan)
- red pepper flakes (to taste)
- 1/2 cup dry white wine (dry makes the difference!)
- diced onion (about 1 small or 3/4 medium)
- Hunt's diced or petite diced (any flavor) tomatoes
- dash of salt
- whole wheat spaghetti noodles (OK, if you MUST, you can use the nutrient-free white ones)
- side salad or bread (optional)
Cut fat from bacon and slice into tiny strips of about 1 inch in length. Use olive oil if you wish while frying bacon until crispy and well-done. Add red pepper flakes. After bacon is crunchy, add white wine and cook down until you return bacon to a crisp state (wine will evaporate). Remove bacon with slotted spatula and put on plate. Add chopped onion to same pan with bacon drippings (do not drain). Sauté until tender. Add Hunts diced tomatoes with dash of salt and cook down and then simmer. After giving time for flavors to blend, put hot sauce in blender (carefully) and pulse until smooth (if you want, you an also do this to the canned tomatoes before you cook them, but it tastes good with the onion blended in as well). Add your twice cooked bacon back to the sauce. Heat through. Serve over spaghetti noodles (thin noodles - speghettini - are Ammie's pick, and she breaks them in half before cooking). Serve with salad and garlic bread as a complete meal.
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