Bacon cups

M_M_c_C_a_l_l · September 1, 2009, 5:55pm

As much as I love bacon, most of the over-the-top bacon inventions I see look kind of nasty to me. Those bacon braids around other kinds of meat, for example…

A friend sent me this link today, and I absolutely love the idea of it. I’d like to try this with a drizzle of creamy, eggy dressing for a breadless BLT type experience.

Brian_G_r_a_f_s_t_r_o_m · September 1, 2009, 10:49pm

hmmm … methinks I may be trying this for a party i will be attending in a couple weeks! thanks for posting, Melissa!

Michael_Bowden · September 1, 2009, 11:26pm

Tasty cups!

Steve_M_c_C_a_l_l · September 1, 2009, 11:50pm

Unless you can stuff the whole thing in your mouth in one gulp, I see no way these admittedly attractive cups can possibly maintain structural integrity. After the first bite, I’m guessing the plate looks a whole lot like salad with assorted half-gnawed bacon strips.

Michael_Bowden · September 1, 2009, 11:52pm

it’s all about the presentation…

Veronica_Castro · September 2, 2009, 12:17am

Genius, Melissa!

Steve, maybe if you used mini-muffin tins, then you could get the bite-sized effect. Plus, your bacon-to-other-stuff ratio would increase.

M_M_c_C_a_l_l · September 2, 2009, 6:46am

Now that’s genius! We are sooo going to try it this weekend.

Bill_Tex_Landreth · September 2, 2009, 7:04am

Are we still talking about bacon?

C_Grimm · September 2, 2009, 1:09pm

Obvious use is to shape it like a pita and make a ‘deconstructed BLT.’ How haut is that? Wash your hands first, and it will be perfectly good. And none of the carbs from the bread.

Guillaume_Deschamps · September 2, 2009, 3:38pm

Do you have an example of that? I’m not sure I see what you mean.

M_M_c_C_a_l_l · September 2, 2009, 3:42pm

My favorite example is the bacon explosion.

Chris_Freemott · September 2, 2009, 4:01pm

Nice touch on that link Melissa - what is that feature you’re using?

Guillaume_Deschamps · September 2, 2009, 4:02pm

It’s just some variation on larding meat - I can’t believe you never do that.

M_M_c_C_a_l_l · September 2, 2009, 4:19pm

“Let me google that for you”. Here… let me google that for you, Chris.

*credit where it’s due. I learned about LMGTFY when Todd used that site on me!

M_M_c_C_a_l_l · September 2, 2009, 4:25pm

This goes a bit beyond larding. It’s not like the meat at the center is lean, anyway. I like to use some bacon fat for flavor in certain dishes, and I’ve studded lean roasts with bacon fat, but I think the bacon explosion looks downright nasty.

Michael_Bowden · September 2, 2009, 4:27pm

I had hamburgers cooked in bacon grease last night…it was tasty…on white bread no less.

David_K_o_l_i_n · September 2, 2009, 4:46pm

Mmmm. Bacon cups

ToddFrench · September 3, 2009, 2:24pm

I see your bacon cup and raise you one bacon martini!

Bacon Martini

Michael_Bowden · September 3, 2009, 2:26pm

You gotta serve this in it…not eggs!