Bacon Vodka

[where yat brah]

Just thought I'd provide ya'll with a novel idea for your JazzFest repitoire (sp?).

http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2008/01/20/homemade-bacon-vodka/

[Zydekitten]

Here's some bacon brittle to go with it:

http://bittersoursalty.blogspot.com/2007/03/what-would-bacon-do.html

[Staxsun]

A little of that with some tomato vodka in a bloody mary with some garnish, and you have a BLT. What kind of bread you ask? Why, rye, of course!

[UncleFester]

evidently bacon goes with everything....

http://www.vosgeschocolate.com/product/bacon_exotic_candy_bar/exotic_candy_bars

[Zydekitten]

And can help you make important decisions . . .

http://www.mcphee.com/items/11641.html

[festivalgirl]

There's always room for bacon!!! Hmmmmm, cracklins & vodka - breakfast of champions.

[Michelino]

A little of that with some tomato vodka in a bloody mary with some garnish, and you have a BLT. What kind of bread you ask? Why, rye, of course!

Add just a pickle and you'll have Cochon De Liqueur, AKA Po Boy in a Bottle

[breambob]

More pig candy, this actually looks good:

http://www.aldenteblog.com/2008/02/put-away-the-pi.html

[ibjamn]

More pig candy, this actually looks good:

http://www.aldenteblog.com/2008/02/put-away-the-pi.html

Kitten posted bacon brittle above (has pecans). I actually printed out both recipes & am going to try it. I like the cayenne & ancho chilis in the version you found...

[mamaroux]

Just thought I'd provide ya'll with a novel idea for your JazzFest repitoire (sp?).

http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2008/01/20/homemade-bacon-vodka/

so now vodka is really a breakfast food! I'll have a side of eggs with that please!

[mamaroux]

A little of that with some tomato vodka in a bloody mary with some garnish, and you have a BLT. What kind of bread you ask? Why, rye, of course!

OMG that's way toooooo funny! you're crackin' me up Royally.... ummm Crown Royally of course!

[swag]

Finally! A beverage worthy enough to wash down the cracklins. :)

[Super Cochon]

Finally! A beverage worthy enough to wash down the cracklins. :)

That's why I just Love this Thread!

[mightyradgumbo]

Y'all done gone hog wild with all this bacon information....gives a whole new meaning to a bacon and eggs breakfast for sure

[Jada]

so now vodka is really a breakfast food! I'll have a side of eggs with that please!

I thought vodka was always a breakfast fav...what about bloody mary's? :)

[breambob]

Kitten posted bacon brittle above (has pecans). I actually printed out both recipes & am going to try it. I like the cayenne & ancho chilis in the version you found...

I like that peppers idea too.
I think I like my brittle like I like my women. Hot, sweet, and meaty ! YUM !

OINK ;)

[freebo]

Sirs!

Brazenly taken from the WWBD post...

For your after-Bloody Mary mornings:

http://www.mcphee.com/items/11706.html

Mmm, savory. :)

Wait, wait! I'm getting a lagniappe idea...

[mamaroux]

I thought vodka was always a breakfast fav...what about bloody mary's? :)

YYR, it would make an extra tasty Bloody Mary... how about poaching some eggs in it to float on top?

[Zydekitten]

Some new bacon fun for bacon fans:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/Food/BaconPennant.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/Food/MrBacon_vs_MrTofu.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/Food/BaconWallet.jpg


I've actually gotten the bacon wallet for some friends - it's too cool for school, y'all!!

[stlbarb]

There's always room for bacon!!! Hmmmmm, cracklins & vodka - breakfast of champions.

is this on atkins?
http://www.seriouseats.com/required_eating/2007/06/burger-made-of-ground-bacon.html

[sophisticated sissy]

YYR, it would make an extra tasty Bloody Mary... how about poaching some eggs in it to float on top?


Now you're talking, mamaroux! Breakfast in a Go Cup!:)

[festivalgirl]

The Bacon of the Month Club - :cool:

http://www.gratefulpalate.com/?p=Category_11

Anyone looking to get me that belated bday gift?!?!? ;)

[KateMW]

Some new bacon fun for bacon fans:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/Food/BaconPennant.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/Food/MrBacon_vs_MrTofu.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/Food/BaconWallet.jpg


I've actually gotten the bacon wallet for some friends - it's too cool for school, y'all!!
Love the bacon figures! My daughter LOVES pork even at 4, so maybe she'd take that over a princess Barbie for her birthday. LOL

[stlbarb]

Some new bacon fun for bacon fans:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/Food/BaconPennant.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/Food/MrBacon_vs_MrTofu.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/Food/BaconWallet.jpg


I've actually gotten the bacon wallet for some friends - it's too cool for school, y'all!!

not going to see anything that cool made from ol*ves. ;)

[stlbarb]

i love this thread. i just cant get enough bacon.

[ohio]

Have you ever seen this sign on a hand drier in a public restroom?
I saw one once where someone had written with a sharpie: " Press button, receive bacon" :D

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1271/930316830_cba43cde98.jpg

[breambob]

Did this guy start it all?

http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=980

I want bacon. Now! But I don't have any here, and haven't bought any in months. To the the grocery tomorrow, I see a big, fat bacon cheeseburger coming up... With tater tots and Ranch Style beans. Yum. Tonight it's leftovers, which are not bad. But no BACON !!!

[sharon_loves_fats]

Have you ever seen this sign on a hand drier in a public restroom?
I saw one once where someone had written with a sharpie: " Press button, receive bacon" :D
[/IMG]

OMG, that totally cracked me up!! I will never again be able to see that sign without thinking "bacon"!

[breambob]

Never did that bacon cheeseburger, but I did do a turkey and bacon club sammich last week. Yummie.

Here's one I'd like to try:

http://www.aldenteblog.com/2008/07/chocolate-cover.html

[Zydekitten]

More bacony goodness and fun from Archie McPhee:

Bacon Lunchbox -
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/11796.jpg
Bacon Mints -
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/11849.jpg
And to clean your toofies, Bacon Floss!
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/11847.jpg

[Zydekitten]

For all you bacon lovers out there - the latest and greatest bacony fun from McPhee.com:

http://www.mcphee.com/pixlarge/11925.jpg

[jhjpotter]

i heard a story the other day about a bakery making bacon cupcakes!!

[festivalgirl]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/dining/28bacon.html

Recipe
Bacon Explosion

Adapted from Jason Day and Aaron Chronister

Time: About 3 hours

2 pounds thick-cut sliced bacon

1 1/2 pounds Italian sausage, casings removed

3 tablespoons barbecue rub

3/4 cup barbecue sauce.

1. Using 10 slices of bacon, weave a square lattice like that on top of a pie: first, place 5 bacon slices side by side on a large sheet of aluminum foil, parallel to one another, sides touching. Place another strip of bacon on one end, perpendicular to the other strips. Fold first, third and fifth bacon strips back over this new strip, then place another strip next to it, parallel to it. Unfold first, third and fifth strips; fold back second and fourth strips. Repeat with remaining bacon until all 10 strips are tightly woven.

2. Preheat oven to 225 degrees or light a fire in an outdoor smoker. Place remaining bacon in a frying pan and cook until crisp. As it cooks, sprinkle bacon weave with 1 tablespoon barbecue rub. Evenly spread sausage on top of bacon lattice, pressing to outer edges.

3. Crumble fried bacon into bite-size pieces. Sprinkle on top of sausage. Drizzle with 1/2 cup barbecue sauce and sprinkle with another tablespoon barbecue rub.

4. Very carefully separate front edge of sausage layer from bacon weave and begin rolling sausage away from you. Bacon weave should stay where it was, flat. Press sausage roll to remove any air pockets and pinch together seams and ends.

5. Roll sausage toward you, this time with bacon weave, until it is completely wrapped. Turn it so seam faces down. Roll should be about 2 to 3 inches thick. Sprinkle with remaining barbecue rub.

6. Place roll on a baking sheet in oven or in smoker. Cook until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees on a meat thermometer, about 1 hour for each inch of thickness. When done, glaze roll with more sauce. To serve, slice into 1/4-to- 1/2-inch rounds.

Yield: 10 or more servings.

[Phatpapa]

OMG

I can feel my arteries hardening as I type. It does look good though

[swag]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/dining/28bacon.html

Recipe
Bacon Explosion



So who will volunteer to make one for the raffle party?

[pokerchick66]

i heard a story the other day about a bakery making bacon cupcakes!!

I bet that chit is good.

[festbabe]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/dining/28bacon.html

Recipe
Bacon Explosion



Ah sweet jeysus!

[festivalgirl]

i heard a story the other day about a bakery making bacon cupcakes!!

Bacon Muffins - okay. Bacon Cupcakes actually sound gross to me .... sorry.

[mightyradgumbo]

I smell Bacon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am confused by the numbers though. "containing at least 5,000 calories and 500 grams of fat" There has to be at least 25 servings in that roll because it is soooo heavily pork laden. That is only 200 cals and 20g fat if my math is right. They mean a serving right...please tell me they do because I will abandon the healthy choice meal in the freezer tomorrow for a slice of this pork goodness.

[festivalgirl]

I smell Bacon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am confused by the numbers though. "containing at least 5,000 calories and 500 grams of fat" There has to be at least 25 servings in that roll because it is soooo heavily pork laden. That is only 200 cals and 20g fat if my math is right. They mean a serving right...please tell me they do because I will abandon the healthy choice meal in the freezer tomorrow for a slice of this pork goodness.

Wow, my brain totally skipped over that info!!

The recipe says "10 or more servings".

With an obvious yummy but calorie laden recipe, I chose to ignore the Calorie/Fat content. If I'm eating it, I'm not worrying about it. :)

[Carolina Beadhead]

...

With an obvious yummy but calorie laden recipe, I chose to ignore the Calorie/Fat content. If I'm eating it, I'm not worrying about it. :)

And I think I'd be adding cheese to it. Think that's overkill??

[pokerchick66]

And I think I'd be adding cheese to it. Think that's overkill??

/nods.

I think the appropriate accompaniment would be a heart transplant. ;)

[stlbarb]

/nods.

I think the appropriate accompaniment would be a heart transplant. ;)

defibrillators make a wonderful lagnaippe.

[mightyradgumbo]

/nods.

I think the appropriate accompaniment would be a heart transplant. ;)

or a defibrillator. Then again that is three of the four four food groups I like to adhere to: bacon, cheese, sausage and beer...hmmmm what if you beer batter it? think that would be overkill?

[festivalgirl]

And I think I'd be adding cheese to it. Think that's overkill??

Melted cheese on the biscuit ... definitely!!

[mightyradgumbo]

defibrillators make a wonderful lagnaippe.

And she comes out of hiding!!!!!!! Whats up Barb

[festivalgirl]

or a defibulator. Then again that is three of the four four food groups I like to adhere to: bacon, cheese, sausage and beer...hmmmm what if you beer batter it? think that would be overkill?

Nice cold beer to wash it down for me, thanx.

I like Swag's request for this at the Raffle Party. Ok Locals, who's in???? :p

[festbabe]

And I think I'd be adding cheese to it. Think that's overkill??

Not at all. Bet a dollop of sour cream would be a nice touch, too.

[mightyradgumbo]

Nice cold beer to wash it down for me, thanx.

I like Swag's request for this at the Raffle Party. Ok Locals, who's in???? :p

I could prolly whip it up...just can't guarantee it making it to the raffle patry as I will prolly be at work :(

[Carolina Beadhead]

Melted cheese on the biscuit ... definitely!!

... with gravy...

[mightyradgumbo]

... with gravy...

and crumbled up bacon on top

[Carolina Beadhead]

and crumbled up bacon on top

Now you've gone too far...

:D

[festivalgirl]

I think I'd serve it as is but with Cracklins on the side!!!!

[stlbarb]

And she comes out of hiding!!!!!!! Whats up Barb

snowed in. nothing better to do than slum with you all. :rolleyes:

[stlbarb]

or a defibrillator. Then again that is three of the four four food groups I like to adhere to: bacon, cheese, sausage and beer...hmmmm what if you beer batter it? think that would be overkill?

are we sharing a brain again? that would explain some of the thoughts i've been having.

[stlbarb]

The Bacon Explosion is a massive torpedo-shaped amalgamation of two pounds of bacon woven through and around two pounds of sausage. Jason Day, in foreground, and Aaron Chronister, looking on, came up with the concoction.
check out the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/01/28/dining/0128-BACON_index.html

[Orleansnj]

The Bacon Explosion is a massive torpedo-shaped amalgamation of two pounds of bacon woven through and around two pounds of sausage. Jason Day, in foreground, and Aaron Chronister, looking on, came up with the concoction.
check out the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/01/28/dining/0128-BACON_index.html

Mr. Onj walked by and said

"What the hell? oh....mmmmmm.....that could be really good". LOL

[stlbarb]

Mr. Onj walked by and said

"What the hell? oh....mmmmmm.....that could be really good". LOL

my new retirement plan is to drink, smoke and eat fatty foods. i figure i'll have enough in my funds to last about 10 years after retirement, so no reason to live past that.

[festivalgirl]

The Bacon Explosion is a massive torpedo-shaped amalgamation of two pounds of bacon woven through and around two pounds of sausage. Jason Day, in foreground, and Aaron Chronister, looking on, came up with the concoction.
check out the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/01/28/dining/0128-BACON_index.html

That's the recipe/article I posted last night that started the drooling.

[ohio]

brush it with sour cream and roll it in crushed cracklin's

[eZe]

The Bacon Explosion is a massive torpedo-shaped amalgamation of two pounds of bacon woven through and around two pounds of sausage. Jason Day, in foreground, and Aaron Chronister, looking on, came up with the concoction.
check out the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/01/28/dining/0128-BACON_index.html
OMG. Must make! I'm thinking some sort of cheese could only add to this foodgasmic experience!

[jhjpotter]

Thats looks like great super bowl food there!!

[Lit]

OMG. Must make! I'm thinking some sort of cheese could only add to this foodgasmic experience!

I don't there's any situation in which that wouldn't be true. For me.

[swag]

Smoking it probably does infuse a nice flavor, but I think a recipe like this requires the use of a deep fryer.

[where yat brah]

Mmmmmmmmmmmm, bacon.

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u148/coastalp/bacon.jpg

[ohio]

Smoking it probably does infuse a nice flavor, but I think a recipe like this requires the use of a deep fryer.
Deep frying would render the bacon too crisp (read burned), by the time the inside was done. Smoker would work perfectly.

[ohio]

Mmmmmmmmmmmm, bacon.

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u148/coastalp/bacon.jpg
the smoker you drink, the player you get...

[festivalgirl]

Okay, since I'm not feeling the Praline Bacon Explosion, how about serving the "plain" one on these:

Maple Bacon Biscuits

Total time: 1 hour, 15 minutes

Servings: Makes 2 dozen biscuits

1 pound bacon, cut into 1/2 -inch pieces
3 1/2 cups flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter, cut into 1/2 -inch cubes
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons maple syrup, divided
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk
1 egg yolk
1 egg
1 tablespoon heavy cream
Fleur de sel

1. In a medium frying pan, cook the bacon over medium heat until cooked but not crispy, 10 to 12 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate or pan, to remove excess fat.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
3. Using a pastry cutter or fork, cut in the diced butter, until it resembles small peas. Stir in the bacon, then one-fourth cup plus 2 tablespoons of maple syrup and the buttermilk until the dough just comes together (it will still be clumpy). Be careful not to overwork the dough.
4. On a lightly floured surface, gently press or roll the dough to 1-inch thickness. Cut the biscuits using a 2-inch round cutter; you should have 24 biscuits. Place 12 biscuits on each of two parchment-lined baking sheets, spaced 2 inches apart. Freeze the trays just until the biscuits are chilled, about 10 minutes.
5. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. While the biscuits are chilling, prepare the egg wash: In a small bowl, whisk together the egg yolk, egg and cream. Brush the chilled biscuits with egg wash and top each with a pinch of fleur de sel.
6. Bake the biscuits until they just begin to brown, about 25 minutes (you should easily be able to pick the biscuits up off the tray). Remove the tray from the oven. Quickly drizzle 1 teaspoon of the remaining maple syrup over each biscuit, then place the tray back in the oven for 3 minutes more. Serve while still warm.

[swag]

Deep frying would render the bacon too crisp (read burned), by the time the inside was done.

Not if you coated the whole thing in a beer batter...

[Zydekitten]

Now you can have bacony good flavor on jes' bout anything :D:

http://store.baconsalt.com/assets/images/litebaconnaise.jpg
http://store.baconsalt.com/Lite-Baconnaise-_p_51.html

[Lit]

Now you can have bacony good flavor on jes' bout anything :D:

http://store.baconsalt.com/assets/images/litebaconnaise.jpg
http://store.baconsalt.com/Lite-Baconnaise-_p_51.html

I love how it's billed as the "ultimate" bacon flavored spread. Are there others?

[festivalgirl]

Now you can have bacony good flavor on jes' bout anything :D:

http://store.baconsalt.com/assets/images/litebaconnaise.jpg
http://store.baconsalt.com/Lite-Baconnaise-_p_51.html

hey .... it's 'lite'!!

[almarco]

hey .... it's 'lite'!!

I dont recall anything about bacon being lite....

[festivalgirl]

I dont recall anything about bacon being lite....

it says so right on the label!

[Delta]

I love how it's billed as the "ultimate" bacon flavored spread. Are there others?

Maybe it's just a little preemptive strike for all the (sure to be) subsequent spreads.

[Zydekitten]

hey .... it's 'lite'!!
;) It's also kosher!

[festivalgirl]

;) It's also kosher!

well, if the rabbi spits in it .....:rolleyes:

[that's what we were told as little kids when we asked what kosher was]

[Delta]

A kosher bacon-flavored spread. Because there's a huge demand for bacon-flovored products from people who've never eaten bacon? And if they do eat bacon, why bother making it kosher?

[festivalgirl]

A kosher bacon-flavored spread. Because there's a huge demand for bacon-flovored products from people who've never eaten bacon? And if they do eat bacon, why bother making it kosher?

it's like making tofu look & "taste" like meat for vegetarians????

[Zydekitten]

Well . . . some folks became veggie or kosher later in their life and they might still appreciate the taste of bacon too! I don't eat red meat (except for rare occasions) and I still LOVE the taste of bacon, so I'm gettin' me some Baconnaise!! :D

[festivalgirl]

Well . . . some folks became veggie or kosher later in their life and they might still appreciate the taste of bacon too! I don't eat red meat (except for rare occasions) and I still LOVE the taste of bacon, so I'm gettin' me some Baconnaise!! :D

pork - the other white meat!! ;)

[Zydekitten]

pork - the other white meat!! ;)
LMAO!!! I guess it's that I just have a hard time eating Babe :o

[festivalgirl]

LMAO!!! I guess it's that I just have a hard time eating Babe :o

I worked for the company that did the animation on both movies - I ran the Food Services. When we got the 2nd movie, I got tons of requests for pork products in the kitchen. :p

[Zydekitten]

I worked for the company that did the animation on both movies - I ran the Food Services. When we got the 2nd movie, I got tons of requests for pork products in the kitchen. :p
:(

(although that is kind of funny . . . )

[festivalgirl]

:(

(although that is kind of funny . . . )

Well, it was the project from hell. A couple of the guys threatened to dig a pit for the luau. Sorry.

[Zydekitten]

Well, it was the project from hell. A couple of the guys threatened to dig a pit for the luau. Sorry.
Having worked on some theatre projects like that - I can definitely emphathize! Ask me about "Day By Day" sometime . . .

[festivalgirl]

Having worked on some theatre projects like that - I can definitely emphathize! Ask me about "Day By Day" sometime . . .

Over REAL cocktails!! :)

[Festngator]

Fla. State fair chocolate dipped bacon

[rosetree]

Fla. State fair chocolate dipped bacon

We had that over the weekend in the bar!;) :D

[festivalgirl]

Fla. State fair chocolate dipped bacon

I tried some for the first time at a Super Bowl Party ...... I didn't like it :(

[Orleansnj]

I tried some for the first time at a Super Bowl Party ...... I didn't like it :(

they musta did it wrong..... :D

[festivalgirl]

they musta did it wrong..... :D

Nope ..... just didn't work for me.

[stlbarb]

Nope ..... just didn't work for me.

how about turtle bacon - chocolate, caramel and pecans!
all the food groups.

[festivalgirl]

Think of the possibilities ....

It is such a simple idea, so plainly obvious that many Southerners can’t believe they didn’t think of it first: take the South’s trademark refreshment — sweet iced tea — and make it alcoholic.

That, essentially, was the recipe used by a South Carolina distillery last year to create a phenomenon. Its elixir, Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka, tastes almost exactly like the beloved sweet tea poured at generations of Southern family reunions, church meetings and picnics. ...........

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/dining/11vodka.html?ref=dining

[where yat brah]

It's here!

http://bakonvodka.com/

[festbabe]

It's here!

http://bakonvodka.com/

The bakon chocolate martini makes my stomach churl...but the marinated steak sounds yummy!

[ohio]

Wow! but it's $43 a bottle with shipping. I'll have to try it though.