Bacon Beer Cookies Food

BEER CANDIED BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Combine brown sugar and beer in a small bowl, whisking well to form a thin syrup. Set aside.
• Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place a wire cooling rack on top.
• Place the pieces of bacon on top of the rack, overlapping if necessary. Place in oven and cook for 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven and brush one side of the bacon with the beer syrup. Flip, and coat the other side with the syrup as well.
• Return to oven and cook for 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven and repeat process twice more, until bacon is crispy and browned and you've used all the glaze.
• Cool on wire rack for at least 1 hour before serving.

BACON, BEER AND CHEESE SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• In a large skillet cook the bacon on medium high heat for 2-3 minutes or until crispy but still bendable.
• Remove the bacon from the pan and drain all but two tablespoons of the fat.
• Add the onions and cook for 4-5 minutes, or until softened.
• Add in the beef, lower the heat to medium and cook well, breaking it apart but leaving some chunks about the size of a raspberry or small grape (don't crush the heck out of it, the larger crumbles will help give the sandwich stability).
• Cook until well browned (5-6 minutes), then add in the ketchup, tomato paste, Worchestershire sauce, dijon mustard, beer and beef broth.
• Stir well, continue cooking until the sauce starts to evaporate and the mixture becomes "sloppy" (about 5-6 minutes).
• The consistency you are looking for is reduced enough that spoonfuls can be placed on top of each other with the bottom spoonful not spreading more than a half inch or so.
• Add in the chunks of cheddar and cooked bacon crumbles a minute before serving and stir just slightly to melt them into little puddles.
• Toast the buns then spoon over the mixture and top with additional bacon (if desired).

BACON BEER CHEESE BREAD BOWL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Slice off the top of the bread. Hollow out the inside of the bread to create a bowl. Save the top of the bread for later.
• In a large bowl, combine whisk together the softened cream cheese and 1 cup of the beer, until well-combined. Combine the remaining tablespoon of beer with 1 tablespoon cornstarch. Add the cornstarch slurry, the whole grain mustard, and the Worcestershire sauce to the cream cheese mixture and whisk again to combine. Fold in the shredded cheeses, then fold in the bacon. Fill the bread bowl with the cheese mixture. Transfer the bread bowl to a rimmed baking sheet.
• Slice the top of the bread that was cut off earlier into thin pieces, and place them on the baking sheet, crust-side up.
• In a small bowl, mix together the garlic, herbs, and olive oil. Spoon or brush the herb mixture onto the tops of the bread slices.
• Bake the bread for 5 minutes, or just until the cheese is melted, stir, and continue to bake until the cheese begins to brown on top, about 30 minutes. If you notice that the bread slices begin to brown too much, cover them with foil as the beer cheese finishes cooking.
• Top the dip with chopped chives and serve warm with the bread slices, broccoli, and pretzels.

BEER AND BACON MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Cook macaroni according to package directions for al dente; drain. , Meanwhile, in a 10-in. cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels. In the same pan, add garlic; cook and stir 30 seconds. Stir in flour until blended; gradually whisk in milk and beer. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook until thickened, 2-3 minutes. Stir in cheeses until blended. Add macaroni, green onions, salt, pepper and half the bacon; stir to combine. Bake, uncovered, until bubbly, 15-20 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining bacon and additional green onions. Serve immediately.

SLOW-COOKER CHEDDAR BACON BEER DIP

Steps:

• In a greased 3-qt. slow cooker, combine cream cheese, sour cream, mustard and garlic powder until smooth. Stir in beer, cheese and all but 2 tablespoons bacon. Cook, covered, on low, stirring occasionally, until heated through, 3-4 hours., In the last 30 minutes, stir in heavy cream. Top with onion and remaining bacon. Serve with soft pretzel bites.

BACON CHEDDAR BEER BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Prepare bread pan by greasing with butter; set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar with a whisk. Make a well in the center; add bacon, about 3/4 of cheese and beer into the well.
• Stir mixture with a spoon until combined.
• Pour mixture into prepared bread pan; add remaining cheese and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of butter.
• Bake for 30 minutes; remove from oven and drizzle remaining butter over the top.
• Bake for an additional 25-30 minutes or until browned on top and loaf thumps when you tap the top.
• Remove to a wire rack and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Remove from pan and allow to cool on wire rack. You can brush with more butter if you choose.