Best Man Bacon Recipes

POOR MAN'S CASSEROLE (POTATO, EGG & BACON CASSEROLE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Peel and slice the potatoes about 1/2 inch thick, then cook in salted water just until tender (do not overcook). Drain and run under cold water to stop the cooking.
• Cut half a pound of your favorite bacon cut into 2 inch pieces setting aside about 3 uncooked slices for top. In a frying pan, cook the balance of the bacon pieces until it just starts to crisp.
• Slice the boiled eggs width wise about 1/4 inch thick.
• Using a deep casserole dish, layer 1/3 of the potatoes, 1/3 of the egg slices, and 1/2 of the cooked bacon. Repeat the layer. For the final layer, add the remaining potatoes, eggs and the raw pieces of bacon on top. I like to pour the bacon fat remaining in the frying pan over the whole dish.
• Bake uncovered in the oven for approximately 35 minutes, or until the bacon on the top is crisp. Enjoy.

"MAN CANDY" SWEET & SPICY BACON RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• 1)Cut bacon strips in half or thirds 2)Use honey or agave nectar to give each strip a sticky coating 3)Sprinkle brown sugar on each strip 4)Sprinkle chili powder or cayenne and crushed red pepper on each slice 5)Flip the strip and repeat steps 1-4 6)Place on oven rack on top of a baking sheet to catch the grease, place bacon strips on rack 7)Bake @350 until desired crispiness

BEER, BACON (!) POTATO SOUP- AKA 'MAN SOUP'

Steps:

• Bake the 4 potatoes. To do this, scrub clean, coat lightly with oil and salt them (Kosher salt strongly preferred) (nay a requirement!). Preheat oven to 400 and bake for 45 minutes. Adjust cooking time to make sure they pierce easily with a fork.
• As the potatoes cook, chop onion and celery and start the bacon.
• Bacon needs to be cut into 1" pieces and cook in a heavy bottom soup pot. Cook on medium heat and take it out when done (I like it crispy).
• Once bacon is done, take out with slotted spoon and set on a plate with paper towel underneath and on top to absorb grease. I must note this is not for health, but for flavor and texture!
• In the grease of the bacon, put in the chopped onion and celery.
• Sautee until translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add the 4 T butter and stir until it melts. Yes, at first this seems like a lot of grease!
• Sprinkle the flour (sifted if possible) onto the onion/celery mix. Add at least 1/2 cup, up to one full cup. Stirring continuously, this makes a paste.
• You are now basically making a roux with the vegetables- called singering if you want to throw french cuisine words around!
• Stir this until all of the flour and fats are combined smoothly. Keep stirring it another 5 minutes until it becomes a 'blonde' roux (a light tan color).
• Slowly at first (about 1/4 cup at a time) add the chicken broth. Continue to add broth to keep the now paste-like roux softened. Add more and more at a time to get the roux into a creamy texture. It should continue to accept more liquid.
• After about half the broth has been added you can just dump in the rest. However use common sense here. Keep stirring. You never want to let it get too watery.
• Once all the broth has been added, bring in the two 12 oz bottles of beer. Please use a local microbrwery. I use 'winter ale'. Add this a little at a time and continue to stir. Your loving stirring is what is going to make this an awesome soup. I think I already said this, but this soup is to be used for good only. If you are planning on a nefarious use of the soup then go ahead and throw all of the ingredients in at once.
• You (if you are good) will now have a thickly flowing base.
• Cut the baked potatoes into 1" chunks, skins and all.
• Add these to the pot and stir in to incorporate.
• Using an immersion blender (or put batches into a stand up blender), mix the entire mixture into a thick stew. Add water to thin if necessaary. Don't add too much liquid until the blending is done.
• Add 1 Cup sour cream to the soup.
• Add 1 bag of shredded sharp cheese to the soup.
• Let soup cook 10-20 minutes on memdium-low to blend.
• Serve with bacon crumbled on top, some shredded cheese, sour cream and the chopped green onions.(and the pun was soouper bowl in case you did not get it!).

MAN BACON

Steps:

• Heat a waffle iron to medium heat. Lay the bacon on the waffle iron and close lid. Cook for 2 1/2 minutes. Move the bacon pieces so the unseared areas now come in direct contact with the metal. Close the lid and cook for another 2 1/2 to 5 minutes, depending on desired crispness. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel lined plate. Reserve rendered fat for another use. Depending on bacon, you will have 1 to 3 tablespoons of fat.

BAKED SRIRACHA GLAZED MAN CANDY BACON WRAPPED ONION RINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F, rack in the middle.
• Line a baking sheet with foil and place a cooling rack on top.
• Lightly spray the cooling rack.
• Place the brown sugar in a pie tin.
• Place the Sriracha in a bowl.
• Gently separate the onion rings leaving 2 rings together (you want to double up on the onions when you wrap them). For this dish you want the larger rings. The smaller, inner rings you can set aside and use in another dish.
• Take 2 strips of bacon and coat each side with brown sugar (doesn't have to be caked on but coated evenly).
• If your hands are sensitive, put on plastic gloves and using a pastry brush or rubber tipped brush, baste the Sriracha on all sides of the onion rings (leaving the 2 together).
• Starting at one end of the bacon, snuggly but gently wrap the bacon around the onion ring slightly overlapping itself. You should be able to get half way around (again, depends on how big your rings are).
• Take the second piece of bacon and place one end over top of the previous piece of bacon (where you left off) and continue wrapping until you have completely wrapped the onion ring in bacon.
• If you wish at this point you can skewer the bacon in place (I didn't).
• Place end side down on the rack and continue wrapping the rest of the rings. For the smaller rings I used 1 1/2 slices of bacon. You really don't want to overload this with bacon as you want the bacon to cook evenly.
• Once all the rings are wrapped, place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
• Using tongs GENTLY flip over.
• Cook for another 15-20 minutes. The last 3 minutes I broiled them as I wanted that charred appearance.
• Remove from the oven and immediately plate. They will be soft so be careful but the bacon will crisp up and they will become crispy crunchy.

MAN CANDY SWEET SPICY CANDIED BACON RECIPE - MADE BY A PRINCESS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, pour all ingredients, except the bacon, together and mix well with a fork. Take a package of bacon, cut the strips in half, and place them on a foil lined cookie sheet. Spread the sugar mixture over all the pieces of bacon, making sure to cover every spot. If you have enough, turn the bacon over and coat the other side as well. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes. The bacon should be crispy but not burnt. You might need to bake for a few minutes longer. I suggest doing this in 2 minute intervals because the sugar will start to burn very quickly if left in too long. UPDATE: I have found that turning the bacon over after cooking for 10 mins works really well. Let cool for a little bit and serve in a pretty glass...or just eat right from the plate!

MAN CANDY (CANDIED BACON & NUTS) RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Prepare the nuts: In a mixing bowl, stir together all the Candied Nuts ingredients EXCEPT for the pecans and walnuts; add the pecans and walnuts and stir until coated. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with foil. Prepare the bacon: Place the chopped bacon in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. (I chopped it with kitchen shears.) Place in oven and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until bacon is about two-thirds done and fat is rendered. Remove bacon with a slotted spatula to paper towels to drain. Remove foil from baking sheet, then line it with parchment paper. Meanwhile, in another bowl, stir together the Candied Bacon ingredients (excluding the cooked bacon); stir in cooked bacon until coated. Add the bacon mixture to the nut mixture, stirring together lightly. Spread the mixture evenly onto the parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until hot and bubbly and bacon is done. (After it came out of the oven, I used a thin metal spatula to flip the mixture over to evenly distribute the glaze.) Cool in pan on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container.