I'm still working on that serious post, so stay tuned. Today I got distracted by food so this is what you get:
I got home from work early today and decided to make myself a little snack/late lunch. I got this idea as something to try a few days ago, but now I don't remember where I got the idea. It was probably a commercial or something. I'm pretty impressionable when it comes to food. So when I went to the grocery store last week, I got what I would need and I just today got around to trying it out.
The idea started as just making pigs in blankets using hot dogs and crescent rolls. I had some Hebrew National hot dogs so all I needed was the crescent rolls. What the heck, I'm at the store, might as well get some cheese.
Mmmm....monterey jackBut the real kicker came when I realized I had something else on hand to add to this little snack. It's the one thing that makes almost everything better......BACON!!
But here's the catch....I had the bacon in mind because I knew that it was close to going bad (if it hadn't already), and it all needed to be cooked if it was to be salvaged. It looked like good bacon, it cooked like good bacon...
So if it wasn't actually good bacon, you'll know when I blog from the hospital. I then had to cook the hot dogs. Yes I know they come pre-cooked, but you gotta do something to hot dogs other than just nuking them. So I did the only obvious, reasonable thing one should do in this situation....cook the hot dogs in bacon grease.
Note: Grease gets very angry when you add hot dogs.
But here's the catch....I had the bacon in mind because I knew that it was close to going bad (if it hadn't already), and it all needed to be cooked if it was to be salvaged. It looked like good bacon, it cooked like good bacon...
So if it wasn't actually good bacon, you'll know when I blog from the hospital. I then had to cook the hot dogs. Yes I know they come pre-cooked, but you gotta do something to hot dogs other than just nuking them. So I did the only obvious, reasonable thing one should do in this situation....cook the hot dogs in bacon grease.
Note: Grease gets very angry when you add hot dogs.So now the trick is in the assembling. I wisely bought the "Big & Flaky" crescent rolls in order to fit in all this goodness. Rolling everything together was difficult, but I managed.
There they are in the oven. So how did they turn out? Was it the best snack idea ever (I mean it does include bacon), or was it just a giant mess? The verdict is.....
SUCCESS!! Well mostly. I realized upon trying them that:
A.) I should have let the meat cool down longer. I think it was messing up the dough before they went in the oven.
2.) I should also have tried to get more of the grease off of the meat before rolling. The residual grease soaked into the dough and gave it an unusual texture and taste (although not entirely unpleasant)
III.) I should have been more careful rolling. Because of the unusual shape and greasiness of the filling, rolling was difficult. They ended up being somewhat loose with space in the middle of the thing.
I know that you're thinking: "David, that is probably one of the most unhealthy snacks conceived by man." While I see the point in your grossly over exaggerated claim, I'm sure that there have been more unhealthy snacks in our history. I mean I could have just wrapped the bacon around a stick of butter and deep fried it and covered it in chocolate and whipped cream. And also to my defense, the hot dogs were Hebrew National 97% fat free. They were not only kosher, but also significantly reduced in fat content. So after cooking them in the bacon grease it just evens things out at the very worst.
So that was my culinary adventure for the day. Feel free to recommend me to be on Top Chef.
Song for the day: "After Today" by Sanctus Real
There they are in the oven. So how did they turn out? Was it the best snack idea ever (I mean it does include bacon), or was it just a giant mess? The verdict is.....
SUCCESS!! Well mostly. I realized upon trying them that:
A.) I should have let the meat cool down longer. I think it was messing up the dough before they went in the oven.
2.) I should also have tried to get more of the grease off of the meat before rolling. The residual grease soaked into the dough and gave it an unusual texture and taste (although not entirely unpleasant)
III.) I should have been more careful rolling. Because of the unusual shape and greasiness of the filling, rolling was difficult. They ended up being somewhat loose with space in the middle of the thing.
I know that you're thinking: "David, that is probably one of the most unhealthy snacks conceived by man." While I see the point in your grossly over exaggerated claim, I'm sure that there have been more unhealthy snacks in our history. I mean I could have just wrapped the bacon around a stick of butter and deep fried it and covered it in chocolate and whipped cream. And also to my defense, the hot dogs were Hebrew National 97% fat free. They were not only kosher, but also significantly reduced in fat content. So after cooking them in the bacon grease it just evens things out at the very worst.
So that was my culinary adventure for the day. Feel free to recommend me to be on Top Chef.
Song for the day: "After Today" by Sanctus Real
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Actual most unhealthy snack in the world ever:
The Luther Burger