Name: Baked Irish Bacon with Kumquat Glaze
Yield: Serves 8
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

Recipe information

Yield
Serves 8

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

Preparation

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.