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23 April 2011
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As you do, I searched from my own website name on google the other day, and found that someone else had had a quite similar idea to mine, and they'd invented something that sounded truly brilliant: Bacon Vodka! The blog I found it on is called Spoonsie's Blog and has a sub-section called The Bacon Bible, which is where I found the recipe.
Since bacon vodka sounds like just about the best drink ever (second only to bacon beer.. which I need to try make at some point) and ridiculously easy to make, I went right ahead and did it.
The only problem is that you need to leave it for a whole 3 weeks before it's ready, which means that I won't be able to tell you if it's as good as it sounds for another couple of weeks. If you don't much care what I think and want to try making some of your own, here's the recipe.
Edit: I've now posted the results on Bacon Vodka - Part 2.
Method:
- Cook 3 rashers bacon (I bbq'ed mine DON'T make the same mistake! Fry or oven-grill it!).
- Once cooked, place in an air-tight jar and fill up with about 35cl of Vodka, seal.
- Leave in a dark cupboard for at least 3 weeks.
- After 3 weeks, put your jar in the freezer until the fats solidify, then strain through a coffee filter.
- Decant into a bottle of your choice, and enjoy.
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If in recipes, what sorts?
Well, unfortunately I made the horrendous mistake of using barbecued bacon and ended up with really really smoky vodka, which really wasn't much good for anything. Once I've made this again using fried bacon I'll be in a better position to give suggestions as for how to use it, but in theory I reckon it would be good in the likes of a Bloody Mary, as well as in cooking - there's quite a few tomato-based sauce recipes around that use vodka, and as we all know Tomato and Bacon are the best of friends!
That smokey flavor won't go away, it will lessen though and you will taste more of the "bacon" flavor.
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