Recipe information
Yield
Serves 8
Ingredients
1 cup preserved kumquats in syrup (available at specialty foods shops and some supermarkets)
1 tablespoon lemon juice, or to taste
2 tablespoons dry mustard
a 2-pound piece of Irish bacon (available at specialty foods shops) or Canadian bacon
fresh kumquats for garnish
parsley sprigs for garnish
Preparation
In a food processor purĆ©e the preserved kumquats and the syrup with the lemon juice and the mustard. In a shallow baking pan pour the kumquat glaze over the bacon, bake the bacon in the middle of a preheated 350Ā°F. oven, basting it several times with the glaze, for 30 minutes, and let it stand, covered loosely with foil, for 10 minutes before slicing. Transfer the bacon to a platter and garnish it with fresh kumquats and the parsley.
