We ALL know I am a #hotmessinthekitchen but one of my main goals this year was to cook edible food at least 4 times a week 😄 some days are successful and other days are epic fails (boiled eggs anyone??) so when I find something that is easy and tasty I have to share it with the WORLD!!!
Ingredients:
- 5 large zucchinis, washed
- 1 Tbsp. lard, bacon fat or tallow
-1/2 lb. bacon
SAUCE
- 1 large (or 2 small) avocados, pit removed
- 15 fresh basil leaves
- 1 tsp. sea salt + a few dashes to salt the zucchini
- 1/2 tsp. ground pepper
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 lemon, squeezed
Directions:
1. Spirilze (I used the veggetti) your zucchini and place in a strainer. Add a few dashes of sea salt to the zucchini and toss to coat. Allow to sit in the sink for about 20 minutes. This will help some of the excess water drain out from the zucchini. After salting the zucchini, wrap it in a few paper towels and squeeze gently to remove any remaining moisture.
3. Cook your bacon.
InstructionsA. Start with a cold pan. Bacon should be started in a cold pan, so before you turn on the heat, lay out your strips on the pan. You can place them so they are touching and crowd the pan a little as the bacon will shrink as it cooks but do not overlap too much.
B. Cook bacon low and slow. Bacon cooks best slowly over low heat, so turn your burner on low. Soon the bacon will begin to release some of its fat. When it starts to buckle and curl, use the tongs to loosen the strips and turn each slice to cook on the other side. Keep flipping and turning the bacon so that it browns evenly.
C. Pour off grease carefully. If the bacon is very fatty and your pan is filling up with grease, you can remove some by carefully suctioning it off with a bulb baster and squeezing it into a glass or metal container. Some people just spoon off the excess with a metal spoon. You can also pour off some of the grease but be very careful when you do this as spilled grease can cause a grease fire. I usually turn off the flame when I pour off the grease and I check be sure that none of it has dribbled down the sides of the pan. In any case, be sure that you pour it into a sturdy glass, metal, or ceramic container.
D.Cook until the bacon is done. When is the bacon done? That depends. Some people like their bacon extra crispy and others like it a little loose and flappy. It's important to know that your bacon will continue to cook some when you pull it from the pan and will stiffen up a little upon cooling. In general you will want to see even browning and make sure that the meat part has lost some of its raw redness.
E.Let the cooked bacon drain. Using your tongs, remove the pieces from the pan and onto your paper bag/towels or newspapers to drain.
3. Place all of the sauce ingredients in a food processorand blend until smooth. (If making this dish raw, stop here and just mix the sauce in with the noodles and serve)
4. Add the bacon fat/tallow to a saute pan over medium high heat and allow to melt. Add the zucchini and cook for about 2 minutes. Add the sauce and toss with kitchen tongs to ensure all of the zucchini noodles are coated in sauce. Cook for another 2-4 minutes or until heated through (Or heat the sauce separately and serve on top of the noodles). Serve right away.
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