Pennsylvania Dutch Hot Bacon Dressing Recipe 445

Steps:

• Cut bacon into pieces and fry until crisp. Remove from drippings. Mix together beaten egg, vinegar, sugar and water. Stir until blended. Pour into pan with bacon drippings and cook over med-high. Mix cornstarch with small amount of water to form a slurry. Stir into hot mixture and stir until thickened. Pour over lettuce, endive, cooked broccoli raab, steamed escarole or spinach, Asian greens, or baby salad greens. Sprinkle with a pinch of red pepper flakes and garnish with the bacon bits. Chopped hard cooked eggs can be added, if desired. VARIATION: Alton Brown's Bacon Dressing- 3 tablespoon bacon fat 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

• 1. In a large serving bowl, tear lettuce into bite size pieces. Set aside.
• 2. Cook the bacon in a 10-inch non-stick skillet. Remove bacon from skillet when cooked and set aside. Do not discard bacon fat. You will be using it to complete the cooked dressing.
• 3. In a medium bowl, combine the egg, sugar, flour, water, vinegar, salt and pepper. Mix well and add to skillet with bacon fat. Cook, stirring constantly, for about 4-5 minutes or until dressing thickens and is hot and bubbly. Crumble bacon and add to skillet. Mix well.
• 4. Pour hot dressing over lettuce and toss to coat.
• 5. Please note: this dressing can be used to make German Potato Salad as well. Just substitute 3 pounds of cooked, diced potatoes for the lettuce. Add 1 stalk of celery, diced and 1 small onion, diced and you have another PA Dutch style salad!!

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp; remove and chop.
• Add to greens.
• Add all other ingredients to the beaten egg and pour into the hot bacon fat and cook until thickened.
• Serve over greens, and add a little bit of chopped onion to salad, if desired.