Bacon Shell Tacos (AKA “Bacos”)
January 27, 2009 12:01 am 25 Comments
Fellow bacon lover Grant has created one of the most spectacular uses of bacon we’ve seen in quite some time. The BACO! Before we get too far into things though, a word from Grant on pronunciation:
baco ba·co [bah-koh]
noun
Success embodied and carved into a convenient hand-sized package of glory.See, it’s not “bake-o”, it is “bah-koh“, got it? You know, like a taco. A taco BUT WITH A BACON SHELL! Here is a rhyme you may use to help you with this pronounciation: “Crumble crumble little taco, don’t you wish you were a baco?” Also you may use this classic: “One, two, buckle my taco/ three, four, give me a baco.”
To state things simply, the baco is a taco made with a shell of 100% bacon. The steps to make this tasty treat are fairly simple.
- Make a woven bacon shell, put it over a mold and bake it until crispy
- Fill the bacon shell with all the yummy toppings you desire
- Eat and be merry
It really is that simple and Grant has simplified the process even further for you by providing you a recipe guide for many types of bacos:
- Breakfast Baco
- Greek Baco
- Caprese Baco
- Rosemary Baco
- ULTIMATE Baco
We’ve got only one suggestion for you — make yourself a baco…and smile 🙂
Categorized in: Bacon Recipes
25 Comments
I am making these tonight!!
Pure genius!!!
OMG! That sounds wonderful!
This is clearly the best thing man has ever invented. History will show that the baco is far more important than the wheel.
I am at a loss for words. This is simply genius. Dare I say it’s on the same level of genius as Leonardo DiVinci and Albert Eistein???
Yeah. I dare to say it. GENIUS.
Made these tonight with hamburger, cheddar cheese, and bbq sauce. They were so good, but now I feel so sluggish haha.
I made Bacon Shell Tacos yesterday morning. They are Awesome!
Photos here: http://snarkybytes.com/?p=2664
And there are high res photos on my Flickr page – Link on the blog.
ok, so this is the first i have heard of Bacos… And i am wetting myself with excitement to try them out! awesome!
i second the motion with Mark, these are pure genious. i think i’ll try a breakfast baco with sausage inside this weekend…
I bow down to you, you are a bacon god
Ok, not only is this an awesome idea, I love the resemblance the molds have to little foil piggies. Clever!
Can someone tell me about how long the baco shells take to bake? 350?
Oh… My… God…
This is possibly the most awesome thing I have ever seen! 😮
Wow…now that is how breakfast is supposed to be done. I like how they included bacon in their taco, even though the shell is bacon.
If you don’t want to make a form and bake in the oven, you can fry the weave, use a press as needed, then put the filling on half of the weave and flip the other half up and over, like an omelet. I saw this on the Bacon episode of Crave on the Food Channel. The Lardon Food Truck in LA was shown making the Baco. This method worked fine for me, I just used a large cast iron skillet as my press.
I dipped/drizzled mine in a side of Marsala sauce made with meat stock and dry Marsala wine in a sherry vinegar glazed pan.
Yummy!
perfect healthy low carb taco shells!
my girlfriend and i made these last night and she threw up eating three of them, i guess it was too many. Still delicious though!
Yea exactly what I will NEVER eat… clog my arteries, full of fat… and please do not forget the poor animal was torture and kill for your pleasure!! Very very unhealthy and cruel, I am so happy that I do not eat cadavers!
what i am trying to create is breaded bacon, it would be great with a side of eggs, or as a sandwhich, like a real B.L T.
And you kept this away from me. How dare you. You are forgiven, my King!
hey,why not just make them out of lard fried in grease covered in cheese and salt topped with beet sugar and karo syrup? i think i just had a heart attack thinking about it. yum-o.
This is pure GENIUS! Even the mash-up name is gold! Bacos!! I’m totally making these. EVERYTHING is better with bacon.