Oct 01 2016
It was a nice fall day here about 65 and some sun. After
lunch I smoked about a pound of bacon to use for supper. I was making two first
time recipes tonight and was not sure how the flavors from both would go
together.
I hated to dip into my frozen fresh corn so early just the
beginning of fall but thought the recipe and me deserved it!
I have gotten some good ideas and recipes from Jackie at the
beeroness.com. All her recipes are made with craft beers. Her recipe for Loaded
Beer and Bacon Corn Chowder looked and sounded good so thought I would try it.
She made it all in one pot on stovetop. I adapted it to do in my Instant Pot. I
smoked most of the bacon and changed the ingredients some. I added some Dutch
baby gold potatoes along with the sweet potatoes and added 3 teaspoons of corn
flour.
When it was done I set the IP on warm hold and replaced the
lid while I made the wife and my sandwiches.
The sandwiches were a combination of recipes I looked at. I
had a loaf of crusty whole clove garlic bread to use. I had bacon smoked, goat
cheese, Red Anjou pears, Romaine lettuce and honey. I built the sandwiches with
goat cheese smeared on both sides, a slice of lettuce, sliced pears, a bacon
slice, a drizzle of honey. I toasted them in a hot skillet with butter. They
were a little tricky to hold together to flip. I think a Panini press would
work better for this sandwich.
Turned out pretty good, there are probably better pairings
for each recipe but these went pretty well together. The wife and I both liked the
chowder and the sandwiches. The sandwiches were a welcome different taste from
the standard toasted cheese. Both recipes are keepers for me.
Bacon done on my Traeger
All but the corn and cream
Here's the corn
Starting in the IP
All done
Making the sandwiches
My chowder
My sandwich
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