Christmas Breakfast: Bacon and Sausage

By JULIETTE ROSSANT If you have stayed up too late on Christmas Eve, finishing wrapping the last of the presents and filling the stockings, it is hard to wake up the Christmas morning to the great present-opening stampede. Our remedy? Make some time for a superb breakfast -- like a bacon-and-eggs breakfast (grits, too, if you like them). Eggs should be farm-raised, especially right off a farm if you have that kind of access (or have a breakfast guest who can pick some up en route). What about the bacon, though? Superchefblog decided to do some research...... Of all the bacon we tried, Superchefblog found that Lobel's of New York made the best for the buck. Lobel's Double Hickory Smoked Bacon comes from untrimmed pork bellies and is smoke with the rib bones still attached. "After curing and smoking twice over hickory wood, the rib bones are removed leaving small ridges of delectable finger meat connected to the streaky belly for a distinctive flavor and look." says Evan Lobel, a co-owning family member. The bacon is smokey (not salty) and extra meaty. Did we say "robust"? It's packed with flavor -- salt only to taste. Cut your rashers fairly thick and fry. You might want to toss some slices of Lobel's Canadian Bacon into the same pan. The Canadian bacon is moist yet not at all fatty, deeply pork flavored and smokey. The flavor is so pure, it almost tastes like an essence. Superchefblog also tried Lobel's special Christmas sausage, an Apricot-Cranberry Bratwurst, sweet and mild, but particularly for a Christmas breakfast we preferred their Chicken Supremo Italian Sausage, spicier, for greater contrast to eggs. NOTE: Lobel's can accept orders by 12:00 EST on December 21 to receive delivery before Christmas Day. Coffee is on its way (in the next article): meanwhile, Merry Christmas! Previous articles: Mother's Day Gift: Finding Betty Crocker Easter Special: Super Pastry Chefs Valentine's Knives: Cut to the Heart Valentine's Tea: Bouquets to Drink [complete Cookbook Reviews] Technorati Tags: superchefblog, Juliette Rossant, super chef, celebrities, chefs, food, restaurants, cooking, branding, cuisine, recipes --> back to superchefblog