If you’re into the idea of pairing bacon with some sweetness but wanting to stay away from gluten, this paleo recipe is the perfect way to satisfy your craving. Serve this for the holidays or make it as a delicious side dish. I actually love having this as an easy breakfast bake. I added a tiny bit of cayenne pepper for a kick, but feel free to leave it out or substitute with red pepper flakes. A little cardamom or curry powder could be great, too. Use classic sweet potatoes or my personal favorite - Japanese purple sweet potatoes.

Also Read: Baked Green Bean Casserole With Wild Boar Or Duck Bacon

Wild Boar Bacon Could Be The (Not So) Secret Ingredient

If you’ve never tried our wild boar bacon before, get ready to be obsessed. Bacon is already known for being one of the most delicious foods in existence. Our wild boars roam the forests of the Southwest, foraging their natural preferred diet of roots, nuts, berries and tubers. This gives our wild boar meat a nutty, complex flavor profile that has so much depth and dimension compared to conventional pork bacon. It’s also slightly less greasy than conventional bacon and contains more vitamins and minerals.

People are always asking us about the best ways to eat wild boar. If you’re used to eating pork, the nutty and delicious flavor of wild boar meat will blow your mind. It’s so much more flavorful and satisfying than conventional pork. Customers tell us all the time that they find themselves unable to go back to eating conventional pork after trying out this meat.

Also Read: Maple Bacon Cupcakes With Duck Or Wild Boar Bacon

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In addition to the unbeatable flavor, wild boar meat offers a multitude of health benefits that blow pork out of the water. It’s lower in total fat and calories while offering more omega 3 fatty acids, vitamins and minerals. We are big believers in the advantages of eating wild meat and the nutritional profile of wild boar is a perfect example of this. Our wild boar meat is unparalleled in flavor because we work with small-scale, species specific master butchers who know how to properly process this meat.

Duck Bacon: Your New Favorite Indulgence

Duck bacon is actually meat cut from the breast of the duck where there is a large amount of fat. Nonetheless, it’s incredibly similar in texture and flavor to more familiar varieties of bacon. Our ducks are raised in quiet, spacious barns on a small group of farms in rural Indiana. They are often raised by Mennonite or Amish farmers, and are lovingly cared for on family farms. They are White Pekin ducks, bred for their tender, mild flavored meat that is preferred by most people with an Americanized palette. This duck meat easily adapts to a wide range of flavor profiles and cuisines.

Also Read: Bison Osso Buco With Wild Boar Bacon Parmesan Crust

Ingredients:

• 4 large sweet potatoes, peeled if desired and chopped into cubes
• ¾ - 1 pound wild boar or duck bacon
• ¼ cup avocado oil
• ½ cup coconut sugar
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• Small pinch of cayenne pepper if desired

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare two baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the diced sweet potatoes and avocado oil. Toss to coat evenly. Add the chopped bacon, coconut sugar, cinnamon and the small pinch of cayenne pepper (if using) to the bowl. Mix to combine thoroughly, distributing the cinnamon and sugar evenly throughout the potatoes.
3. Distribute the potato mixture evenly onto the two prepared baking sheets. Roast each batch for approximately 35 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are tender and turning a light golden brown. Remove from the oven and add the cooked potatoes and bacon to a large serving bowl. Season to taste with additional sea salt, cinnamon and coconut sugar if desired. Serve and enjoy.

Also Read: Best Cobb Salad Ever With Chicken Breast And Duck Bacon

The Beck & Bulow Team Is Here To Help

At Beck & Bulow, we pride ourselves on our excellent customer service. We’re always here to help if you have any questions regarding your meat, want help making selections, or are just looking for some cooking tips. Every time you call our office, you’ll be directly connected with one of our team members right here in Santa Fe, New Mexico where we’re based.

Every cut of meat is pressure sealed and flash frozen immediately after butchering at the peak of freshness. We work exclusively with master butchers who make every cut with care and precision. All orders are hand packed at our Santa Fe warehouse, shipped in a reusable cooler with dry ice and delivered straight to your doorstep. Check out our selections of humanely raised chicken, elk, bison, beef, lamb, wild boar and seafood.

Odds are, if you grew up celebrating Thanksgiving you’ve probably had the classic green bean casserole with crunchy French onions in it. That one is great, but I thought it would be nice to have an updated take on green bean casserole this year. This version has Bragg’s Liquid Aminos (you could also use coconut aminos or soy sauce), a little coconut sugar, butter, garlic and - most importantly - bacon. Whether you use our wild boar bacon, duck bacon, or both, you’ll find that it takes green bean casserole to a level you never realized was possible.

Also Read: Maple Bacon Cupcakes With Duck Or Wild Boar Bacon

Wild Boar Is One Of The Most Sustainable Meats Available

Our Southwestern wild boar roam the forests, foraging their natural diet. They love to eat berries, nuts, roots and tubers which give their meat its unique and delectable flavor profile. They’re trapped under the supervision of specialized veterinarians and butchered by a small scale, species specific facility. Just like all of our products, we care about where this meat comes from. Wild boar are actually an invasive species to North America, and their population continues to grow. They ruin crops and disrupt the growth of endangered plants in forests by digging in the soil. When we eat humanely trapped wild boar meat it helps to protect our food supply and forest ecosystems.

If you’ve never tried our wild boar bacon before, get ready to be obsessed. Bacon is already known for being one of the most delicious foods in existence. Our wild boars roam the forests of the Southwest, foraging their natural preferred diet of roots, nuts, berries and tubers. This gives our wild boar meat a nutty, complex flavor profile that has so much depth and dimension compared to conventional pork bacon. It’s also slightly less greasy than conventional bacon and contains more vitamins and minerals.

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Also Read: Maple Wild Boar Bacon Cinnamon Rolls For Breakfast

Duck Bacon: Your New Favorite Indulgence

Duck bacon is actually meat cut from the breast of the duck where there is a large amount of fat. Nonetheless, it’s incredibly similar in texture and flavor to more familiar varieties of bacon. Our ducks are raised in quiet, spacious barns on a small group of farms in rural Indiana. They are often raised by Mennonite or Amish farmers, and are lovingly cared for on family farms. They are White Pekin ducks, bred for their tender, mild flavored meat that is preferred by most people with an Americanized palette. This duck meat easily adapts to a wide range of flavor profiles and cuisines.

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds fresh organic green beans, trimmed if desired
• ½ pound wild boar or duck bacon, cooked and roughly chopped
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons coconut sugar
• 1 ½ tablespoons Bragg’s Liquid Aminos
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• Bison bone broth, if you have it on hand to cook the beans in
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste

Also Read: Ultimate Elk & Bison Meatloaf Wrapped In Duck Bacon

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Move an oven rack to the middle of the oven.
2. Bring the bison bone broth (or, alternatively, salted water) to a boil in a large pot. Add in the washed and trimmed green beans. Simmer for approximately 15 minutes. Strain the water out and place the green beans in a baking dish.
3. Add the cooked wild boar or duck bacon in with the beans. Then, melt the butter in a small bowl. In the same small bowl, add in the coconut sugar, liquid aminos, garlic powder and freshly ground black pepper. Stir to combine. Pour over the green beans and bacon. Toss to distribute everything evenly through the green beans.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 25 minutes, or until tender and cooked all the way through.
5. Remove from the oven, give it a stir and serve immediately.

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Don’t Hesitate To Reach Out To Our Team

At Beck & Bulow, we pride ourselves on our excellent customer service. We’re always here to help if you have any questions regarding your meat, want help making selections, or are just looking for some cooking tips. Every time you call our office, you’ll be directly connected with one of our team members right here in Santa Fe, New Mexico where we’re based.

Also Read: Maple Figs With Duck Bacon, Balsamic Vinegar & Chile

Every cut of meat is pressure sealed and flash frozen immediately after butchering at the peak of freshness. We work exclusively with master butchers who make every cut with care and precision. All orders are hand packed at our Santa Fe warehouse, shipped in a reusable cooler with dry ice and delivered straight to your doorstep. Check out our selections of humanely raised chicken, elk, bison, beef, lamb, wild boar and seafood.

These shrimp and bacon flatbreads are filling, fresh and satisfying. I love shrimp when I”m looking for a boost of protein that’s really quick and convenient to cook. Chopped wild boar bacon or duck bacon make this recipe even more delicious. Kewpie mayonnaise is a Japanese condiment made only from egg yolks and with some slightly different ingredients from regular mayo giving it a distinctive Asian flavor. It’s extra creamy and makes these flatbreads turn out super yummy. If you can’t find it, just use a good quality regular mayonnaise and add more Bragg’s Liquid Aminos or soy sauce and rice vinegar to taste.

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Sustainable And Healthy Protein From The Sea

Only about 10% of shrimp eaten in the United States are wild caught, and ours make up an incredibly small percentage that are truly environmentally conscious in every way. This makes shrimp an incredibly sustainable protein source to add into your diet, and there are many health benefits of these tasty crustaceans. Aside from offering a whopping 24 grams of protein per 100 grams of shrimp, they’re also full of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. They’re a great source of magnesium, zinc, potassium, iron, selenium and manganese. They’re extremely low carb making them a great choice for anyone monitoring their carbohydrate intake. Shrimp are great for weight loss and packed full of nourishment and energy.

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Fair Trade Certified Wild Caught Blue Mexican Shrimp

Wild caught Mexican blue shrimp are renowned for the excellent, sweet flavor and tender yet crisp texture. They’re large in size and have a beautiful blue hue when uncooked. They are caught using the most sustainable methods in existence for harvesting shrimp. Fishermen use small-scale sailboats and an artisanal technique known as suripera. This method involves using the wind and tides to skillfully drift a highly selective net, resulting in the lowest fuel consumption and bycatch rates in the world.

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Bycatch is the term for marine animals, like dolphins, turtles and others, who are harmed in the process of fishing for seafood. Additionally, these are the only Fair Trade certified shrimp on the planet. It’s never been more important than it is now to choose seafood options that are conscious of environmental impact. Our sources go above and beyond industry standards taking care every step of the way to protect the oceans, the wildlife and their employees.

Ingredients:

(Serves 4)

• 3 limes
• 6 flatbreads
• 2 tablespoons avocado oil + extra for toasting the flatbreads
• ½ cup Kewpie mayonnaise (or sub regular good quality mayonnaise)
• A few drops of Bragg’s Liquid Aminos
• 6 slices wild boar or duck bacon
• 1 pound Wild Blue Mexican Shrimp, peeled
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 ripe avocados, chopped
• Shredded lettuce for serving

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Also Read: Recipe: Wild Blue Mexican Shrimp & Polenta Skillet Dinner

Instructions:

1. Cut the limes into wedges and remove the peel. Chop each section into three chunks and place in a small bowl. Add in one tablespoon of avocado oil and combine. Set aside. This step will remove some of the acidity from the limes while preserving their flavor.
2. In another small bowl, combine the mayonnaise with Bragg’s Liquid Aminos to taste. Stir to combine. Set aside
3. Brush the flatbreads with avocado oil. In a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat, toast them until golden brown. Set aside with a towel over top to keep them warm.
4. Add one tablespoon of avocado oil to the hot skillet. Cook the bacon until crisped as desired. Place on a paper towel lined plate to cool. When cool, chop the bacon.
5. Cook the peeled shrimp in the same pan with the bacon fat. After a minute or so, add the garlic into the pan. Stir to combine and continue cooking just until the shrimp are cooked through. Be careful not to overcook or they can become tough.
6. Assemble the flatbreads. Brush the flavored mayonnaise onto each flatbread and top with shrimp. Add the shredded lettuce, limes and avocado on top. Serve and enjoy immediately.

Our Team Is Here To Support You

At Beck & Bulow, we pride ourselves on our excellent customer service. We’re always here to help if you have any questions regarding your meat, want help making selections, or are just looking for some cooking tips. Every time you call our office, you’ll be directly connected with one of our team members right here in Santa Fe, New Mexico where we’re based.

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Also Read: Best Cobb Salad Ever With Chicken Breast And Duck Bacon

Every cut of meat is pressure sealed and flash frozen immediately after butchering at the peak of freshness. We work exclusively with master butchers who make every cut with care and precision. All orders are hand packed at our Santa Fe warehouse, shipped in a reusable cooler with dry ice and delivered straight to your doorstep. Check out our selections of humanely raised chicken, elk, bison, beef, lamb, wild boar and seafood.

If you’ve ever found yourself wondering if meat has a place in the world of dessert, bacon is the answer. Paired with maple syrup, this combination has all the savory sweet, smokey and rich flavor that you could ever dream of. Personally, I think maple bacon anything is absolutely perfect for fall. This is the type of treat that I would probably never purchase at a bakery unless they had exceptionally sourced bacon. We hear from customers all the time that once they try our wild boar or duck bacon, they find themselves unable to go back to eating conventional pork! The jury’s still out on which variety of bacon is the best - let us know which one is your favorite.

Also Read: 6 Delicious Wild Boar Bacon Recipes To Make At Home

Wild Boar Bacon Could Be The (Not So) Secret Ingredient

If you’ve never tried our wild boar bacon before, get ready to be obsessed. Bacon is already known for being one of the most delicious foods in existence. Our wild boars roam the forests of the Southwest, foraging their natural preferred diet of roots, nuts, berries and tubers. This gives our wild boar meat a nutty, complex flavor profile that has so much depth and dimension compared to conventional pork bacon. It’s also slightly less greasy than conventional bacon and contains more vitamins and minerals.

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Duck Bacon: Your New Favorite Indulgence

Duck bacon is actually meat cut from the breast of the duck where there is a large amount of fat. Nonetheless, it’s incredibly similar in texture and flavor to more familiar varieties of bacon. Our ducks are raised in quiet, spacious barns on a small group of farms in rural Indiana. They are often raised by Mennonite or Amish farmers, and are lovingly cared for on family farms. They are White Pekin ducks, bred for their tender, mild flavored meat that is preferred by most people with an Americanized palette. This duck meat easily adapts to a wide range of flavor profiles and cuisines.

Also Read: Traditional Cabbage Rolls With Elk And Wild Boar Bacon

Ingredients:

(Makes 2 dozen cupcakes)

• 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 2 cups coconut sugar
• 2 sticks of butter, softened
• 4 eggs at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup
• ⅓ cup cooked wild boar or duck bacon, finely chopped

Also Read: Wild Boar Bacon Wrapped Tenderloin With Garlic & Herbs

For the frosting:

• 1 stick butter, softened
• ½ cup coconut sugar, packed
• ⅓ cup maple syrup
• 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons coconut cream
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup cooked wild boar or duck bacon, chopped

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare 2 muffin trays by either greasing them or using cupcake liners.
2. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sea salt, cinnamon and baking powder. Set aside.
3. In a medium mixing bowl, use a hand mixer (or a whisk if you don’t have one) and beat the butter, coconut sugar, vanilla and maple syrup until stiff peaks form.
4. Add the eggs to the butter and sugar mixture one at a time, mixing each in individually.
5. Slowly and gradually, add the bowl of dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Then, add in the milk. Continue to mix just until combined. Add the finely chopped wild boar or duck bacon to the bowl and fold in with a spatula.
6. Fill each muffin cup to approximately ¾ of the way full.
7. Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 20 minutes, until the cupcakes are cooked through and lightly golden brown on top. When finished baking, place the cupcakes on a cooling rack.
8. While the cupcakes are baking, prepare the frosting. Heat the butter, coconut sugar and maple syrup in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, whisking constantly.
9. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Continue to stir for approximately 3-4 minutes, until the coconut sugar has dissolved completely. Remove the saucepan from the heat and set aside. Leave the mixture to cool completely.
10. When completely cool, transfer the syrup and butter mixture to a mixing bowl.
11. Gradually add in powdered sugar, whisking constantly (or using a hand mixer). Add in the coconut cream.
12. Add the vanilla extract and continue to mix until the frosting becomes smooth and fluffy in texture. Adjust the thickness by adding more powdered sugar or coconut cream/milk as desired. Fold in the chopped wild boar or duck bacon.
13. Frost the cupcakes when they are completely cooled. Top with more bacon as desired.

Also Read: Duck Bacon & Sea Scallop Skewers with Grilled Vegetables

Don’t Hesitate To Reach Out To Our Team

At Beck & Bulow, we pride ourselves on our excellent customer service. We’re always here to help if you have any questions regarding your meat, want help making selections, or are just looking for some cooking tips. Every time you call our office, you’ll be directly connected with one of our team members right here in Santa Fe, New Mexico where we’re based.

Every cut of meat is pressure sealed and flash frozen immediately after butchering at the peak of freshness. We work exclusively with master butchers who make every cut with care and precision. All orders are hand packed at our Santa Fe warehouse, shipped in a reusable cooler with dry ice and delivered straight to your doorstep. Check out our selections of humanely raised chicken, elk, bison, beef, lamb, wild boar and seafood.

Coq au vin translates to “chicken in wine”, and is a French dish that sounds fancy but is actually quite easy to make. It’s even easier when you prepare it in an Instant Pot. If you have an Instant Pot, then you know how amazing they are for cutting down the time it takes to prepare delicious meals. This delicious, tender chicken braised in a delectable wine sauce is the perfect thing for autumn evenings. You can make the entire thing in your Instant Pot, or if you don’t have one, simply do the searing on the stove in a skillet and the slow cooking in a covered pot simmering over low heat. It will, of course, take longer to cook this way, but is still pretty effortless.

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Our Chicken Is Outstanding In Flavor And Quality

At Beck & Bulow, we get a lot of satisfaction from converting people away from eating factory farmed meat. It’s good for the planet, our emotional well-being, our health and our future. We believe eating meat is essential for humans to function at optimal health, but this can only be the case if it’s raised and processed the right way. When it comes to chicken, it’s necessary to use the highest discernment in sourcing. We’re proud to provide delicious chicken from a small co-op of family farms, raised in sunny Colorado.

Sourced From A Co-Op Of Family Farms

These birds are humanely raised and cage free, with plentiful space to roam freely in cozy, well-ventilated barns with access to the outdoors. They enjoy unlimited access to water and nutritious vegetarian food supplemented with enzymes, essential oils and vitamins. The chickens frequently relax in their cozy beds made of wood shavings and rice hulls. They are a Cobb Hubbard hybrid breed, carefully selected for the great flavor and consistency of the meat as well as their docile temperament. The barn attendants are trained in chicken behavior and take care to make the environment as naturally supportive as possible.

Also Read: Ultimate Elk & Bison Meatloaf Wrapped In Duck Bacon

Ingredients:

(Serves 6)

• 3 slices duck or wild boar bacon, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 5 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 4 parsnips, chopped
• 1 ½ pounds chicken breasts
• 2 cups cremini mushrooms, sliced
• 1 ½ cups dry red wine
• 1 cup chicken broth, vegetable broth or water
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 thyme sprigs
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• ½ cup fresh parsley, chopped

Also Read: Spiced Pumpkin Curry With All Natural Chicken For Fall

Instructions:

1. Use the “Sauté” function on the Instant Pot. When it’s hot, add in the chopped bacon and cook for approximately 5 minutes or until it’s crispy. Take the bacon out of the pot and set aside. If there’s more than about a tablespoon of grease left in the pot, pour out a little excess.
2. Add the chopped onion, minced garlic and tomato paste to the Instant Pot. Cook for approximately 5 minutes or until the garlic and onion become fragrant and tender. Turn the Instant Pot off.
3. Add the broth or water, red wine, bay leaves, thyme, carrots, mushrooms, and chicken breast to the pot. Season generously with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Put the lid on the Instant Pot and cook on the “High Pressure” setting for 8 minutes.
4. Use either the natural or quick release function when the cooking time has completed. Turn the Instant Pot onto the “Sauté” function and bring to a boil for approximately 5 minutes or until the liquid reduces a bit. Turn off the Instant Pot.
5. Remove the bay leaves and sprigs of thyme from the pot. Add the chopped parsley and cooked bacon, stirring to combine.
6. Serve and enjoy. Delicious served over mashed potatoes or mashed cauliflower.

Don’t Hesitate To Reach Out To Our Team

At Beck & Bulow, we pride ourselves on our excellent customer service. We’re always here to help if you have any questions regarding your meat, want help making selections, or are just looking for some cooking tips. Every time you call our office, you’ll be directly connected with one of our team members right here in Santa Fe, New Mexico where we’re based.

Also Read: Addictive Spicy Sweet Maple Chipotle Baked Chicken Wings

Every cut of meat is pressure sealed and flash frozen immediately after butchering at the peak of freshness. We work exclusively with master butchers who make every cut with care and precision. All orders are hand packed at our Santa Fe warehouse, shipped in a reusable cooler with dry ice and delivered straight to your doorstep. Check out our selections of humanely raised chicken, elk, bison, beef, lamb, wild boar and seafood.