Glazed Loin of Bacon

Name: Glazed Loin of Bacon
Yield: Serves 12–15
Ingredients: 20–30 whole cloves approx.; 1 small tin (14 ozs/400 g) of pineapple; ¾ lb (340 g/1¾ cups) brown Demerara sugar; 4–5 lbs (1.8–2.25 kg) best-quality loin of bacon, either smoked or unsmoked, off the bone

Preparation info

Serves
12–15

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Simply Delicious 2

By Darina Allen

Published 1990

About

This recipe turns bacon into a feast—grand enough for any dinner party. It is particularly good served with Tomato Fondue, Piperonata, Colcannon or Ulster Champ.

Ingredients

4–5 lbs (1.8–2.25 kg) best-quality loin of bacon, either smoked or unsmoked, off the bone
1 small tin

Dinner
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Cover the bacon in cold water and bring slowly to the boil. If the bacon is very salty there will be a white froth on top of the water; in this case it is preferable to discard the water. It may be necessary to change the water several times depending on how salty the bacon is. Finally, cover the bacon with hot water and then simmer until almost cooked. Allow 15 minutes approx. to the pound. Re