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BAKED IRISH BACON WITH KUMQUAT GLAZE
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Foodie
Prep: Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 45 min
Servings: Serves 8.
Reference: Gourmet, December 1992
Description:
Ingredients
- 1 cup preserved kumquats in syrup (available at specialty foods shops and some supermarkets)
1 tablespoon lemon juice, or to taste
2 tablespoons dry mustard
a 2-pound piece of Irish bacon (available at specialty foods shops) or Canadian bacon
fresh kumquats for garnish
parsley sprigs for garnish
Directions
BAKED IRISH BACON WITH KUMQUAT GLAZE:
In a food processor purée the preserved kumquats and the syrup with the lemon juice and the mustard. In a shallow baking pan pour the kumquat glaze over the bacon, bake the bacon in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven, basting it several times with the glaze, for 30 minutes, and let it stand, covered loosely with foil, for 10 minutes before slicing. Transfer the bacon to a platter and garnish it with fresh kumquats and the parsley.
