3568. HONEY-PEPPER BACON POPS

makes 12 servings


12 8-inch wooden skewers

1/2 cup honey

1 tablespoon soy sauce

2 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 16 ounce package thick cut bacon

Texas toast, toasted (optional)

Comb honey (optional)

 

Soak wooden skewers in water for 30 minutes. Drain just before threading on bacon. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F. For honey-pepper, in a small saucepan warm honey to liquid; stir in soy sauce, five-spice powder, and pepper. Set aside. Thread each bacon slice on a skewer; lay kabobs on rack of broiler pan. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Brush generously with honey-pepper, turning to coat each side. Return to oven. Bake 5 minutes longer or until crisp. Serve with Texas toast and comb honey.

 

 

bacon recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens 

3435. FRIED GREEN TOMATO and BACON GRILLED CHEESE

serves four


2 green tomatoes, cut into ¼-inch slices
½ cup bacon grease (save from cooking bacon)
2 eggs, lightly beaten
¼ cup milk
¼ teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
½ cup flour
⅔ cup cornmeal
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
sugar
8 slices white bread, preferably Texas Toast
8 slices bacon, cooked
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
2 teaspoons chopped chives, optional
butter

Whisk eggs, milk, paprika, and garlic powder in a pie pan or bowl.

In another pie pan or on a plate, mix together flour, cornmeal, salt and pepper.

Dip tomatoes into egg mixture and then coat with flour mixture.

Heat bacon grease in a large cast iron skillet or regular skillet over medium heat. When hot, fry 4 to 5 tomatoes at a time. When golden brown on one side, flip and cook until golden brown on the other side. Drain on paper towels and sprinkle lightly with sugar and salt.

For each sandwich, layer 2 to 3 fried green tomatoes on a piece of bread, top with 2 slices bacon, and about ¼ cup Cheddar cheese and ¼ cup Monterey Jack cheese. Sprinkle with chives and top with another bread slice.

Heat a griddle or skillet over medium-high heat. Place a pat of butter on the surface of the pan. Use a spatula to spread it out as it melts. Place a sandwich on top and cook until golden brown. Lift sandwich off pan with a spatula, place another pat of butter down and flip sandwich over onto the melted butter. Cook until cheese is melted, turning heat down if it starts to brown too quickly.


bacon recipe source: Christin Mahrlig (@cmahrlig), Spicy Southern Kitchen, August 12, 2014

2093. BARBECUE BACON GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH

makes one sandwich


2 slices Texas toast
2-3 tablespoons barbecue sauce
2 oz sliced sharp or smoked cheddar cheese
4-6 slices cooked bacon
1 oz shredded Monterey Jack cheese
butter or margarine

Heat a skillet over medium. Spread the barbecue sauce over the bread slices, then over one slice arrange cheddar cheese slices, bacon over that, then sprinkle the Monterey Jack over the bacon. Top with remaining bread slice. Melt some butter or margarine in the skillet and place the sandwich on top of the puddle, scooting it around until the bread absorbs the butter. Cook for 5-6 minutes or until cheddar looks melted, then remove and melt more butter in the pan, flip the sandwich and cook additional 4 minutes and serve hot.


bacon recipe courtesy of: Veronica Miller, Recipe Rhapsody, April 20, 2010