MEEEEEAAAAAT EATERS...........UNITE!!!

standupright · #1 03-12-2010, 12:46 PM

I went to Portland last week to visit my brother from another mother. his birthday had just passed. so i decided to make him a cake so we could celebrate.

Make the meatloaf

Ground beef, garlic, carmelized onions, salt, pepper, crushed crackers, eggs, worcestershire sauce.

and make the bacon. this was thick cut peppered bacon from the butcher. put em both in at the same time and they'll both be done about the same time.

make garlic mashed potatoes

remove the meatloaf and bacon from the oven, and let cool. cut the meatloaf in half. shingle a layer of bacon on top of one half and spread a layer of mashed potatoes on.

add the other half on top

and shingle bacon and then add a layer of potatoes.

continue applying mashed potatoes to the rest of the "cake" as if you were icing it.

tighten up the icing and add chopped bacon

then add you favorite birthday candles

slice

and serve. i served mine with a cabernet mushroom gravy and steamed veggies. i never made it to the veggies.

Bassisgreat · #2 03-12-2010, 01:03 PM

That's one tasty heart attack.

MakiSupaStar · #3 03-12-2010, 01:08 PM

Wow!!! That made me drool on my keyboard.

nutso42 · #4 03-12-2010, 01:27 PM

You need to post that on "This Is Why You're Fat"

http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/

FL Knifemaker · #5 03-12-2010, 01:29 PM

I'd hit that

i_got_a_mohawk · #6 03-12-2010, 01:35 PM

Nice, well, other than the bacon.

Never been a fan of overly fatty bacon like that. Bet it was awesome tho

Phalex · #7 03-12-2010, 01:36 PM

That looks awesome! I bet you could deep fry the whole thing and get the taters crispy too! Or set the kitchen on fire..........

standupright · #8 03-12-2010, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nutso42

You need to post that on "This Is Why You're Fat"

http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/

that site is hilarious.

standupright · #9 03-12-2010, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk

Nice, well, other than the bacon.

Never been a fan of overly fatty bacon like that. Bet it was awesome tho

bacon in the united states comes from the belly of the pig. alot of the fat renders out when cooked.

we had also considered a layer of biscuits and country gravy instead of the bacon. bacon won.

standupright · #10 03-12-2010, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Phalex

That looks awesome! I bet you could deep fry the whole thing and get the taters crispy too! Or set the kitchen on fire..........

we actually seriously considered deep frying it and then doing the potatoes. just couldn't get the logistics together.

**peabody** · #11 03-12-2010, 01:41 PM

I love recipes for the 500 Club...

Of course my 500 Club is a race to see who can get their cholesterol level to 500 first.

TheDarkReaver · #12 03-12-2010, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by standupright

bacon in the united states comes from the belly of the pig. alot of the fat renders out when cooked.

I didn't know that, I was thinking that the bacon looked more like belly pork.

Over here bacon is mostly back bacon.

standupright · #13 03-12-2010, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDarkReaver

I didn't know that, I was thinking that the bacon looked more like belly pork.

Over here bacon is mostly back bacon.

back bacon here is commonly referred to as "canadian bacon"

Kosko · #14 03-12-2010, 03:01 PM

Wow, that looks amazing. I'm impressed.

I like how the bacon was cooked to the size, drainable before going on and came out crispy instead of mushy. Great looking sauce too. I want.

standupright · #15 03-12-2010, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Kosko

Wow, that looks amazing. I'm impressed.

I like how the bacon was cooked to the size, drainable before going on and came out crispy instead of mushy. Great looking sauce too. I want.

the sauce was the clincher.

saute'd about a pound of crimini and white button mushrooms in butter, then added shallots, made a roux, then beef stock and cabernet, bay leaf and thyme, salt and pepper.

Kipaste · #16 03-12-2010, 03:45 PM

That is down right scary and oh so intriquing. Off topic has made it abundantly clear that bacon is something great, especially in the US. Because of this forum watching a friends gig diary cracked me up. In his stage speach he goes "I gotta say it's been fun being to US... I've never seen and eaten so much bacon."

I've made 26 years on this planet without ever tasting the stuff (except maybe when it's hidden in some food). Smells kinda good but with that grease it just looks pretty disgusting. I guess it's about time to try. Maybe tomorrow shall be the day..

TheDarkReaver · #17 03-12-2010, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Kipaste

That is down right scary and oh so intriquing. Off topic has made it abundantly clear that bacon is something great, especially in the US. Because of this forum watching a friends gig diary cracked me up. In his stage speach he goes "I gotta say it's been fun being to US... I've never seen and eaten so much bacon."

I've made 26 years on this planet without ever tasting the stuff (except maybe when it's hidden in some food). Smells kinda good but with that grease it just looks pretty disgusting. I guess it's about time to try. Maybe tomorrow shall be the day..

If you're going to do it though go for this bacon:

It is the superior cut imo.