Welp, this has been neglected for some time now…. Nothing new here aside from a new snack/meal still containing my favorite ingredients; almonds, sweet potatoes, blueberries. In January, Bre and I had our unofficial "foodie tour" in Chicago over 3 days. The best place we went to was definitely The Purple Pig. They offered mediterranean cuisine in almost a tapas style with no coursing. My favorite was the pork-fried almonds….. We liked them so much we went back there the next day to have them. When we got home, I was still craving them so I made them myself. They make an awesome beer snack, but throw in a few extra little things and some starch and you have an awesome meal to devour.
I used:
a handful of raw almonds
1/2 cup blueberries
5 garlic gloves
4 rosemary springs
1 sweet potato
4 strips of bacon
bacon fat
A little S & P
1. Cook your bacon, set it aside.
2. Keep the fat in the pan and add the almonds, cooking sautéing them for about ten minutes, ass your rosemary, garlic, and blueberries and continue for another five minutes.
3. While you're doing this, dice up a sweet potato and cook in a pan. (Use bacon fat)
4. Combine all and enjoy, I drizzled some aged balsamic and it was the perfect touch. Enjoy
