Bacon is meat candy.

[cirquelover]

I made fillet mignon last night. It was hard to get all the bacon crisp. Gary said he'd be just as happy with a mat of bacon with a steak on it. Can you tell I showed him Alexs' pic of the lattice bacon mat!

[RStar]

I found this amusing:

Link (I hope it doesn't offend any one, or have been brought up before.)

The website

[Ghoulish Delight]

[RStar]

Wow GD, you honed in on that quick!

[Mousey Girl]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

I loved my Mom's Porcupine balls.

Ditto!! Hmm... I wonder how she would react if I requested this? Or I could just do what I usually do when I want a rcipe from her & steal the cook book.

[LashStoat]

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

How can it have been nearly 3 weeks since a post in the bacon thread? To remedy this travesty of porcine justice, I offer this - a picture of candied bacon in progress:

Dearest Morrigoon,

These little piggies don't appear to have been made of any meat. I imagine that they had great difficulty building themselves little houses made of straw, sticks or bricks (check the regulations regarding the latter - 12792 is the current brick count for BBQs/fireplaces - for one family of piglets).

They are like haggis - every part of the sheep except for the meat. I'm only commenting because Stoats like meat with meat attached.

Having said this, please save me some in an air-tight jar for 74 days, and I'll try it all the same...

Love and hugs,

The Stoat XXX.

[lashbear]

Originally Posted by cirquelover

Sadly my husband is requesting something called porcupine meatballs tonight and it doesn't look near as appetizing.

Originally Posted by katiesue

Porcupine balls are gross. Another recipe that hopefully passed along with my Mother.

Originally Posted by cirquelover

My husbands Mom didn't ever cook the meatballs first and the sauce is cream of mushroom soup. It never looked appetizing to me and sometimes your meatball isn't cooked through!

OK, Bear to the rescue.

I present:

Crock Pot Porcupines With BACON !! (a favourite of mine)

Porcupines:
1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 pound lean pork
1/2 pound bacon, minced or really finely chopped
1 beaten egg
1/2 c. milk
1 c. rice (raw)
1 sml onion, chopped very fine
1 Tsp. salt
1 Tsp mixed herbs (or italian herbs)
1 Tsp Cracked Black Pepper

Sauce:
2 1/2 Cups chopped tomatoes
1 Chopped red bell pepper
1 1/2 cups water or broth
1 Large chopped onion
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dried basil (or a good couple sprigs of fresh)
1/2 Tsp Oregano
2 Bay leaves

METHOD:

• Combine all meats; add egg, milk, rice and salt.
• Form into 1 1/2 inch balls; brown in a large skillet sprayed with non-stick cooking spray or add a little oil to the skillet.
• Combine tomatoes, water, onion, salt, basil and bay leaves in Crock Pot.
• Drain excess grease from meatballs and add to sauce mixture.
• Cover and cook for 7-8 hours on low.

Serves 6.

[Mousey Girl]

Is that ground pork?

[LashStoat]

Originally Posted by Mousey Girl

Is that ground pork?

No...it's ground porcupine.

[lashbear]

Originally Posted by Mousey Girl

Is that ground pork?

Yes, if you have a grinder / processer you can grind all three together to make it easier! (I have a hand-cranked old-fashioned meat grinder that really builds up the biceps....)


...and Stoat, remember Porcupines are only legal [juicy and] tender in the UK, and only if you're of Gypsy descent.