PrintHow To Make Pig Candy
Bacon + dark brown sugar + ground chiles = pig candy! Curt McAdams suggests serving this before Christmas dinner with "sliced pears and brie, or figs and cheddar, or all of the above," for a unique appetizer. Or you could just eat it own its own. [via tastespotting]
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9 Comments:
I saw a very similar recipe on the PBS show "Diary of a Foodie". They visited Heston Blumenthal, and then their recipe was to make bacon and egg ice cream similar to what is made at The Fat Duck. They candied the bacon similar to above, and then made a custard ice cream without tempering the eggs so it had bits of scrambled egg in it. It looked pretty good.
DwayneW at 10:56AM on 12/21/07
pig candy... thou will be mine this weekend...
cook eat FRET at 10:56AM on 12/21/07
I make mine with a mixture of maple syrup & Maker's Mark instead of brown sugar...mmm
brooke29 at 12:03PM on 12/21/07
I had Praline Bacon (very similar to pig candy) for the first time at Grits and Groceries (http://www.gritsandgroceries.com/), a WONDERFUL restaurant almost in middle of nowhere in South Carolina. Oh my goodness, that stuff was ridiculously good. As is everything else I've had there.
Kimberly at 12:30PM on 12/21/07
WHOA!! My favorite three food groups; PIG, SUGAR & CHEESE! Forget serving it with fruit. That's way too healthy.
RichardCrystal at 1:15PM on 12/21/07
This sounds incredible- both appealing and revolting all at the same time!
play-with-food at 10:47PM on 12/21/07
Too sweet and fatty but a pretty picture. Fruit and cheese sound much better.
paris221966 at 12:54AM on 12/22/07
My son just asked for this for Christmas morning breakfast. Have made for years minus the chilies. Definitely will try the extra touch. Thank you!
slcrose at 9:52AM on 12/22/07
One of my favorite LA restuarants (Lou), sells this on their appetizers menu. It is divine!
christianne at 1:37PM on 12/23/07