3973. BACON and CURRANT PORK BURGERS with SPICY ORANGE DRESSING

1 lb ground pork

¼ cup dried currants

8 strips bacon, diced

1 orange, peeled and diced

1 8oz can green chiles

½ 7oz can coconut milk

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon onion powder

½ teaspoon ground mustard

¼ teaspoon paprika

salt and pepper to taste

1 garlic clove, minced

1 tablespoon fat of choice

First, heat up your grill. If you are not using a grill, forget this step.

Now dice up your bacon. Maybe to 1 inch long strips/rectangles and throw them in a deep frying pan over medium-high heat.

While the bacon cooks, add your ground pork, currants, and spices to a bowl and mix together. Once the bacon is done cooking, add the cooled bacon to the mixture and mix all together.

Form into patties, however big you would like, and throw those little suckers on your hot grill. If you are not using a grill and just want to use your frying pan, pour the excess bacon fat into a jar/can to use later and add your pork burgers directly to that hot pan. They will need to cook for about 5-6 minutes/side depending how thick you made them and where you decide to cook them.

While the burgers cook on grill or pan, pull out a smaller saute pan, and add your fat of choice along with your minced garlic clove and heat up under medium-high heat.

Once the garlic smell fills the air, add your coconut milk, oranges, and green chiles to the mixture.

Add a bit of salt and pepper to the mix and stir. Turn the heat down low and let simmer for about 3-4 minutes.

Once the burgers are cooked through, top them off with the spicy orange dressing.

bacon recipe source: Juli Bauer, paleomg.com (@paleOMG), June 20, 2011

3731. SHRIMP and BACON CHIMICHANGAS

serves 4-6


10 slices bacon
1 1/2 lb. fresh or frozen large shrimp (if frozen, thaw first)
1 1/2 cups Monterey jack cheese, shredded
1 avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced
1 cup red salsa
2 fresh tomatoes, chopped
2 cans green chiles, diced
6 (12-inch) flour tortillas

In a frying pan add the bacon slices and fry until crispy. Remove (keeping about two tablespoons of fat in the frying pan) and chop into roughly 1-inch long pieces.

Peel and de-vein the shrimp, then cut into 1-inch long pieces. Add to the frying pan and fry to 1-2 minutes, turning often, until they change color.

Place a tortilla on a plate. Spoon 1/6th of the cooked shrimp and bacon along the center. Top with 1/6th of the cheese, salsa, 1-2 slices of avocado, and chile to taste. Fold the tortilla up like an envelope and place seam side down on another dish.

Repeat the procedure with the rest of the ingredients.

Fry chimichangas in hot vegetable oil for 1-2 minutes per side, until dark brown in color (be careful not to burn the tortilla). Remove and place on paper towels to drain excess oil.

Serve with more salsa, sour cream and guacamole.


bacon recipe source: cookaz.com (Italian and Mexican recipes at home)

3670. XIACHAO NIUGAN JUN (MUSHROOMS with BACON, GREEN CHILES and SCALLIONS)

makes 2 servings 


2 tablespoons canola oil 
3 ounces thick slab bacon, cut into 1/8 inch matchsticks 
10 ounces matsutake mushrooms or 10 ounces cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced 
2 Thai green chili, stemmed thinly sliced 
4 scallions, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
kosher salt, to taste
cooked rice, for serving

Heat oil in a 14 inch flat-bottomed wok or high-sided skillet over high heat. Add bacon and cook, stirring often, until its fat renders and it is crisp (5 minutes).

Add mushrooms and chiles and cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms release their moisture and soften (4 minutes).

Add scallions and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant (1 minute). Season with salt and divide between two shallow serving bowls; serve with rice.


bacon recipe source: Member #610488, Food.com; this recipe originated in Duan Jia Deng, a village in Yunnan Province, China

3587. SLOW COOKER CHARRO BEANS with BACON, GREEN CHILES and JALAPENOS

yields 8 to 10 servings


1/2 pound bacon

1 pound dry pinto beans

4 cups water

2 cups beef broth
6 cloves garlic, minced

fresh jalapeno (seeds and membranes removed), diced, optional 

1 tablespoon cumin

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 (15-ounce) can Rotel (diced tomatoes & green chiles)

1 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Place beans in a colander, rinse well, and remove any stones or shriveled beans. Cook bacon until just crispy. Drain, chop, and set aside. Pour beans into slow cooker. Cover with water and beef broth. Add chopped bacon, garlic, jalapeño (if using), cumin, garlic powder, and chili powder. Cover and cook on low for 7 hours or until almost done. Stir in Rotel and chopped cilantro, cover, and cook for an additional hour or until tender (total cooking time will probably be between 8 to 10 hours). When beans are done, season with salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste.

bacon recipe source: Samantha, FIVEheartHOME (@FiveHeartHome), October 2, 2014