I've Died And Gone To Bacon Heaven!!! Baconnaise

[JC in GB]

Wow, that is an impressive inspiration. Sounds absolutely wonderful. That must go on to my must try list.

JC

 

[indaswamp]

IDS, I can almost smell/taste it from here,looks divine !

Thank you sir! Words can not describe how awesome homemade baconnaise is.....you just gotta try it.

Wow, that is an impressive inspiration. Sounds absolutely wonderful. That must go on to my must try list.

JC

Thanks JC! Yes....MUST try list!!!!!

 

[zwiller]

Being of german descent, bacon grease is used for ALL sorts of stuff. Very common here to see little crock next to toaster filled with bacon grease and bits for slathering on your toast. Griebenschmalz is the fancy term/recipe for it. A "healthy" LOL scoop or 2 goes in kraut, soups, etc and here we rock bacon salad dressing often in the summer. Congrats on the find!

 

[tx smoker]

WHOA BABY!! That sounds simply amazing Keith. Needless to say, I gotta try this. Question though. Is there a substitute for the potassium sorbate? I have a bunch of stuff for sausage making but this is one ingredient I'm lacking. Guaranteed though, I will be making this.

Oh my god.....get me a spoon

And a syringe?

I didn't know I needed til these ENABLERS got ahold of me.

They do have a way of doing that, don't they?

Robert

 

[indaswamp]

Being of german descent, bacon grease is used for ALL sorts of stuff. Very common here to see little crock next to toaster filled with bacon grease and bits for slathering on your toast. Griebenschmalz is the fancy term/recipe for it. A "healthy" LOL scoop or 2 goes in kraut, soups, etc and here we rock bacon salad dressing often in the summer. Congrats on the find!

Thanks zwiller! Do they make mayonnaise with bacon fat in Germany? Is that a thing? I too put bacon grease on damn near everything....just never thought of it as a fat for making mayo.

 

[indaswamp]

WHOA BABY!! That sounds simply amazing Keith. Needless to say, I gotta try this. Question though. Is there a substitute for the potassium sorbate? I have a bunch of stuff for sausage making but this is one ingredient I'm lacking. Guaranteed though, I will be making this.

And a syringe?

They do have a way of doing that, don't they?

Robert

Thanks Robert,
Baconnaise is awesome!

Potassium Sorbate is a commercially sold preservative. You can use sodium EDTA as well....either/or will work but the potassium sorbate is easier to source I find. It's not necessary if you will consume the mayo within 7-10 days as the acid from the lemon drops the pH to a safe level, and the water activity is low becasue there is not much water left in the rendered bacon fat.....The potassium sorbate is insurance......

 

[indaswamp]

Well, I looked it up chopsaw ,

Vegan eh?? No bacon fat then......must be artificially flavored.

 

[chopsaw]

I wasn't trying to negate your thread . I figured you knew it was a " thing " sold commercially . Like I said above , I'm sure homemade is the way to go , and your thread gives us a formula to follow . Several brands out there .

 

[fltsfshr]

My heart cringed when I first read this. Now I have to try it.

 

[indaswamp]

I wasn't trying to negate your thread . I figured you knew it was a " thing " sold commercially . Like I said above , I'm sure homemade is the way to go , and your thread gives us a formula to follow . Several brands out there .
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No, I seriously did not know it was made commercially... I wonder how much actual bacon fat is in the commercial stuff???

 

[sawhorseray]

I'd think this would pair well with some bacon jam in a homemade bun for a burger! RAY

Sweet heat bacon jam.

Good afternoon all. I got to thinking about making up some bacon jam after seeing a few threads in the regard. And I had a idea to give it a twist. This will call for: 3 pounds thick cut bacon cut up. 3 sweet onions. Finely diced 8 shallots minced 4 gloves of garlic minced 1.5 cups brown...

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[zwiller]

Thanks zwiller! Do they make mayonnaise with bacon fat in Germany? Is that a thing? I too put bacon grease on damn near everything....just never thought of it as a fat for making mayo.

When I read your post I got the impression it was the first time you used bacon grease before. Glad to see that's not the case! I can see using baconaise for things but pretty happy with our BLTs. That said we salt and pepper the tomatoes (I prefer WP and wife like BP) and also make them early in the day and wrap each in saran so it marries a bit and softens up the toast. That being said, there was a homemade mayo thread and dead set on making some and thanks for the sorbate info as that was not discussed there! I plan to SV to pasteurize the eggs. First run will be 2 SV'd yolks added to a jar of Hellmans and stick blend and then maybe homemade all the way. Dang extra heavy stuff mayo (the good stuff) only sold in gallons...

 

[GaryHibbert]

Congratulations Keith, you just won the RECIPE OF THE CENTURY award!!
Now I just gotta fry up about 4 1/4 pounds of bacon--I'm running short on bacon grease.
Gary

 

[GaryHibbert]

WHOA BABY!! That sounds simply amazing Keith. Needless to say, I gotta try this. Question though. Is there a substitute for the potassium sorbate? I have a bunch of stuff for sausage making but this is one ingredient I'm lacking. Guaranteed though, I will be making this.

Robert

Robert, you can buy small amounts of potassium sorbate at any home brewing (wine, beer) store. It is used to kill yeast when you bottle.
Gary

 

[JLeonard]

How much bacon does one have to eat to get 2 cups of bacon grease, not like that's a problem?

Buy a couple packs of the cheap store brand bacon.....Its mostly fat anyway.

Jim

 

[slavikborisov]

Yes! Homemade Bacon Mayonnaise....a.k.a. Baconnaise!!!
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Holy Crap! I'm kind of pissed this has NOT been in my life before now!!! Today is probably the greatest culinary day of my life with this discovery! Total Bacon Nirvana....Bacon Flavor Bomb...Flavor overload....It's like Mardi Gras in Flavor town!!!

Very simple. Only 4 ingredients (with an optional 5th)
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Bacon Mayonnaise, a.k.a. Baconnaise

2 cups slightly warmed bacon grease (80-90*F) 413grams
The juice of 1 fresh lemon 30-35g.
2 whole eggs; plus one extra yolk 137g. (Must be at room temperature)
1/4 tsp. dark brown sugar (if the lemon is not sweet)

0.1% (0.58g.) potassium sorbate (optional preservative for long shelf life in refrigerator; and for any weee beastie bacteria in the raw egg.)
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Can put the eggs in warm water for 15 minutes to warm...
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Add 2 cracked eggs plus one yolk to a 1 qt. container.
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juice lemon in a small bowl and add potassium sorbate (stir to dissolve)
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pour lemon juice mix into 1 quart container
pulse blend with immersion blender 2-3 seconds
pour/spoon slightly melted bacon grease into quart container
blend with immersion blender starting at bottom of container and raise blender slowly to emulsify....blend no more than 10-15 seconds.
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Done! Enjoy the Awesomeness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Yes...I went there....Baconnaise BLT!!! WOW!!!
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Definitely gotta try this!

 

[indaswamp]

Buy a couple packs of the cheap store brand bacon.....Its mostly fat anyway.

Jim

Or a big box of ends and pieces.....

 

[indaswamp]

I'd think this would pair well with some bacon jam in a homemade bun for a burger! RAY

Sweet heat bacon jam.

Good afternoon all. I got to thinking about making up some bacon jam after seeing a few threads in the regard. And I had a idea to give it a twist. This will call for: 3 pounds thick cut bacon cut up. 3 sweet onions. Finely diced 8 shallots minced 4 gloves of garlic minced 1.5 cups brown...

www.smokingmeatforums.com

Congratulations Keith, you just won the RECIPE OF THE CENTURY award!!
Now I just gotta fry up about 4 1/4 pounds of bacon--I'm running short on bacon grease.
Gary

Definitely gotta try this!

Thanks Guys!

 

[Hijack73]

Here's one for ya. I read about this one, in all places, in a Stephen King novel. Bread, just sliced bread, fried up in bacon grease. Guess who tried it? Yes, yes I did. It was a bit.....much. BUT I did discover that bacon grease is perfectly acceptable as a butter substitute for grilled cheese sandwiches. Much better than subbing in mayo IMO

Now frying a canned biscuit in bacon grease is A #1 primo OK. It doesn't soak it up like a slice of bread.

 

[gmc2003]

Looks and sounds fantastic Inda!!! I thinking a jar of that would take thanksgiving leftovers to the next level.

Point for sure
Chris