Last night we had flank steak and topped it with garden fresh arugula cooked down with some onion and
home cured bacon.
Not exact matches
Making
home - made
bacon is not difficult but it does take some time to
cure the pork before smoking.
For my first attempt at
home - made
bacon, I did a dry
cure and hot smoke using pork bellies.
* 2 slices thick cut
bacon - optional (I used my preservative free
home -
cured bacon) * 1 small red onion, peeled and thinly sliced * 1/2 pound clean and dry organic baby spinach * 1 cup coarsely chopped pea sprouts / shoots - optional (use another seasonal vegetable like asparagus, if you prefer * 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese, or more / less to taste * 1/4 cup chopped raw walnuts, or more / less to taste * 15 - 20 violet flowers * toasted walnut or olive oil for drizzling on the salad * squeeze of fresh lemon or drizzle of balsamic vinegar - optional
To finish the stay,
home baked bread, preserves, jams, roasted almonds, honey
cured bacon and eggs all add to the morning delights of breakfast at Ford House.
You stayed
home and
cured pork belly for
bacon like your mother and her mother before her,» writes author Jay Rayner.