Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
House cured bacon that I flavored with garlic, ground guajillo, cumin and mexican oregano. I cooked my bacon into frijoles charros a classic mexican dish from my youth. check it out!
Thanks to Charcutepalooza, I am now eating some bacon and guanciale. We ate them with oysters and pasta, albeit separately. Meals come together quickly and simply when there's a little cured meat in the house!
For the February Charcutepalooza Challenge, we made bacon! Here's a recipe for the most amazing bacon cheeseburgers you're ever going to eat, with diced home-cured bacon in the burger itself, along with all kinds of other secret goodies....
