3987. SWEET POTATO, BACON, EGG BREAKFAST SKILLET

Serves: 4


1.5 lbs multi colored sweet potatoes, diced

1 lb smoked bacon

2T ghee

1-2T chipotle seasoning

4 eggs

Place bacon on baking sheet and put in oven at 425*F for approx 15-20 min. Set aside in paper towels. Meanwhile, heat a cast iron skillet over med-high with ghee and add diced the potatoes. Season with chipotle seasoning. When potatoes can be softly pierced with a fork, approx 10-15 min, add in half of your cooked bacon, chopped, and crack 4 eggs over top. Cook on stove or in oven until egg whites are set. You may put a lid on to help steam. Sprinkle more chipotle.

bacon recipe source: Natasha Gildea, The Feisty Kitchen (@FeistyKitchen)

3986. CHIPOTLE BACON SLIDERS (GLUTEN & GRAIN FREE)

Serves: 9 small burgers


1 large yellow onion, sliced into thin rounds

2 TBS butter, ghee, or coconut oil

1 pound ground meat

4 strips of precooked bacon

1 tsp unrefined salt

½ tsp chipotle chili powder

½ tsp chili powder

1 tsp cumin powder

1 TBS butter, ghee, or coconut oil for cooking burgers

1 avocado

lime juice

unrefined sea salt

OPTIONAL:

a few dashes of your favorite hot sauce

lettuce for garnish

TO MAKE CARAMELIZED ONIONS: Melt the ghee, butter, or coconut oil on medium heat. Add onion rounds and saute slowly until golden brown. Push the onions around a bit to make sure they cook evenly. You can add a tablespoon of water if they begin to stick to pan. Mine usually take 20-25 minutes.

Mash together avocado, lime, and salt in a small bowl. Add optional hot sauce for some heat. Set aside.

Combine ground meat, chopped bacon, salt, and spices in a medium bowl. Mix to combine. Form into 9 small patties.

Heat 1 TBS of fat of choice in skillet on medium to medium high heat. Cook patties 4-5 minutes on each side, or until cooked the way you like it.

Serve over a bed of fresh lettuce. Top with caramelized onions and avocado.

bacon recipe source: Katja Heino, Savory Lotus

3983. MAPLE and CANDIED BACON BLONDE BROWNIES

Makes 1–8 brownies, depending on how you cut them


2 1/4 cups blanched almond flour

1 cup (6oz) maple granulated maple sugar
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1/2 cup sustainable palm shortening or ghee
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup pecans, finely chopped

3-4 pieces of bacon
About 1/3 cup maple syrup

For the candied bacon: Make the candied bacon before starting the brownies as it will need to cool down before breaking it up into tiny pieces for the topping.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees

On a parchment paper lined rimmed cookie sheet, lay out the strips of bacon. You want the rim so that your bacon grease doesn’t run down into oven and start a grease fire.

Using a pastry brush, sweep a generous amount of maple syrup over each piece of bacon. You could also sprinkle maple sugar instead of using syrup, but I find that it takes less syrup and it goes on smoother and faster.

Bake in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from oven and flip the bacon over. Brush the other side with maple syrup and return to the oven for another 8-10 minutes or until dark and caramel-y. Watch the bacon closely toward the end, it burns fast. Times will vary from oven-to-oven. For best results use an oven thermometer.

Remove from oven and cool.

Cut or break the bacon into small pieces. If they are too large the brownies will be difficult to cut later.

For the brownies:

Grease and line a 8×8 inch cake pan with parchment paper, leaving flaps on two sides of the pan for easy brownie removal. You don’t have to lay parchment paper both ways, just one set of flaps will suffice.

In a blender or coffee/herb grinder, pulse the maple sugar a few times to make it a finer grind.

Using a small sauce pan over medium heat, melt the palm shortening/ghee till it just becomes liquid. You don’t want it to be hot, just liquid. Remove from heat and let cool.

While the fat is cooling, combine the almond flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Now add the eggs and vanilla extract to the liquid shortening/ghee and lightly beat together.

Combine the egg/fat mixture with the almond flour mixture, mixing till combined and there are no lumps in the batter. Transfer the batter to the prepared cake pan and smooth the batter out as best as you can.

Sprinkle the bacon and pecan pieces evenly over the top of the batter and bake for 22-25 minutes.

When they’re finished cooking, remove the pan and allow the brownies to cool. Slice into squares.

bacon recipe source: Jenni Hulet, The Urban Poser (@TheUrbanPoser), June 21, 2013

3621. ROSEMARY, BACON and GARLIC BRAISED OXTAIL

serves 2-4


1 tablespoon coconut oil, ghee, or grassfed butter
4 ounces bacon, cut into 2 inch pieces
1-2 pounds beef oxtail, cut up
2-3 carrots, cut into 1 inch pieces
2 celery stalks, chopped roughly
1 medium yellow onion, chopped roughly
1 head garlic, outer paper layer removed and top cut off to expose garlic cloves
1 cup dry white wine
1-2 sprigs fresh rosemary
2 bay leaves
½ cup beef or pork bone broth
sea salt to taste

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. In an oven safe dutch oven or braising dish with lid, melt oil or butter. Add bacon and cook until fat is rendered and bacon is crisp but not burnt. With a slotted spoon, remove bacon and set aside. Salt the oxtail, and sear it in the bacon fat, turning frequently, until crisp on all sides (about 10 minutes). Remove oxtail and set aside. Add carrots, celery, onion and cook until softened. Add garlic and cook for about a minute, then add white wine and let it bubble for another minute or so. Return oxtail and bacon to the pan and toss in rosemary and bay leaves. Cover and place in oven to braise slowly. After about an hour of braising, check the pan and add broth if it has started to become dry. Braise for another 1-2 hours, or until the meat is falling off the bone. Check every 30 minutes or so and add more liquid if necessary. Remove the oxtail and let it cool so that you can easily handle it. Pull the meat off the bone and return to the dutch oven and reheat on the stovetop if necessary. Serve with a starchy vegetable, such as squash, potatoes, or sweet potatoes.


bacon recipe source: Jaime Hartman, Gutsy By Nature (@gutsybynature), September 9, 2013

3439. BACON, JALAPENO and SPINACH OMELETTE

makes one omelette


1 teaspoon ghee or olive oil
2 large eggs
½ jalapeno, seeded and minced
small pinch of fresh baby spinach
2 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled
shredded cheese (optional)
sea salt, to taste
black pepper, to taste

Heat the ghee (or olive oil) in a small nonstick skillet over medium-low heat.

Scramble the eggs in a small bowl. Add the jalapeno and baby spinach and mix thoroughly.

When the pan is hot, add the egg mixture. Allow it to cook for several minutes undisturbed, just until the top is starting to set. Sprinkle the bacon crumbles on top of the egg on one side of the pan. (If using shredded cheese, now is the time to add it.)

Use a silicone spatula to gently lift and fold one half of the omelette over on itself in the pan, so that all of the filling is enclosed in the egg. Allow it to cook for about 2 more minutes like this.

Slide the omelette out of the pan and right onto a plate. Top with extra jalapeno and/or bacon crumbles, if you desire, and a bit of salt and pepper to taste. Serve and enjoy!


bacon recipe source: Ashley Holmes, Cook Like a Cavewoman, September 13, 2014