A little more than a year ago, I fell all over myself after reading about Pig Candy. No, not those pig-shaped peppermint candies to which you take a tiny mallet and break open. I am talking about "candy" that is made from pork. At the time, the only place in LA that offered this "secret dinner-party hors d'oeuvre" was Lou, a wine bar in Hollywood.
Well, it has taken more than a year, but I finally got to Lou on Vine, and got to try Pig Candy, and friends, it is awesome. Really, it's nothing more than thick-cut bacon that's baked in the oven with brown sugar, but for some reason, popping these gems while sitting in a dark wine bar with a group of friends makes it so absolutely special.
If you want to make it at home, I found a "recipe" for it at the Virtual Weber Bullet.
May is National BBQ Month and National Hamburger Month
Cupcakes, not for dessert (unless beef is your idea of a treat)
Because eating French Fries in the car is so tough
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5-27-2007 @ 10:49AM
chris said...
and for dessert, applecake with piggy - see my daughters artistic rendition:
www.biscuitbaker.com/applecake.html
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5-27-2007 @ 11:32PM
nettey said...
that reminds me a lot of the chinese 'ba gua' or 'rou gan' eaten during chinese new year!
it is barbequed pork which is sweet & SUPER TASTY. it is usually barbequed on a HUGE smoking flame (original method of cooking). nowadays people just bake it.
you can find it in the asian markets labelled as pork jerky.
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