Thursday, April 13, 2006

340. RAMPS with BACON and HARD-COOKED EGGS

serves 4 to 6


1 lb. ramps
4 to 6 slices bacon
salt and pepper to taste
2 hard-cooked eggs

Cut cleaned ramps into 1-inch pieces; boil in salted water for 3 to 5 minutes. Meanwhile, fry bacon in a heavy skillet until just crisp. Remove bacon and dice.
Drain parboiled ramps and place in hot bacon fat. Season with salt and pepper to taste and fry until tender. Serve garnished with bacon and boiled eggs, chopped or thinly sliced.


courtesy of: Diana Rattray

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

WTF are ramps?

The Bacon Show said...

Bob,


Ramps are an early spring wild onion/scallion/leek-like vegetable that grow between North Carolina, New England and Minnesota, and are in season only from late March to early May.

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