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Homemade bacon
Let us just agree: bacon is divine. When they talk about ambrosia in Greek mythology, I have always imagined the Gods eating bacon.
Here back on earth it can be used to spice up many things, as you can also see in many of my recipes: bacon jam, mushroom ravioli, sausage cabonara and chicken and mushroom pie. I could quite possibly be a bacon geek 😉
Here is my take on how you make a homemade bacon. It is so easy that you will wonder why you never made it at home before.
Various geek equipment can, of course, be used to make this. Like a vacuum sealer and a smoking oven. You can add something called prague powder #1 to protect against bacteria. If you are going to be smoking you will need some smoking chips (hickory of course), but if you think that sounds too complicated you can finish the bacon in the oven covering it in liquid smoke. It is actually surprisingly authentic.
It can all be done without specialist equipment and ingredients.
Homemade sugar free blackcurrant jam
Just because you are diabetic does not mean you do not crave something sweet once in a while.
A generous scoop of homemade sugar free blackcurrant jam on top of your cheese sandwich is fortunately more or less guilt free. Berries do not have a lot of natural sugar (percentage wise) and if you sweeten your jam with a sweetener that does not affect your blood sugar, it is a great deal. It is also a great way for non-diabetics to keep down their sugar intake down.
Mushroom ravioli with cheese sauce and pancetta
When you are playing around the kitchen you need your kitchen gadgets. The other day I was browsing Amazon and I found this ravioli stamp, so I decided I was going to make my own ravioli.
Regarding the filling there are so many options, but I absolutely love mushrooms, so I thought I would do a mixed mushroom filling. I got some of my favorite mushrooms: button mushrooms, chanterelle and oyster mushrooms. Use whatever mushrooms you find delicious.
Heavenly bacon jam
Bacon jam. I know it sounds strange, but the combination of smoky, salty and sweet is extremely good. We already know it from here, at home, when we make american pancakes with maple syrup and crispy bacon.
But what do you use it for? Well, there at lots of things that get much better with “the bacon treatment” 😀
- A good piece of bread with a great cheese and bacon jam on the top.
- On a burger, smear one of the pieces of bun with bacon jam and that a bite of heaven.
- Mix into your scrambled eggs for a turbo bacon/eggs dish.
- Put it in your mince meat when you make meat balls or meat loaf.
- Put in on any sandwich where you would otherwise put a slice of bacon.