Breakfast

Peameal bacon sandwich

Toronto’s classic: thick slices of cornmeal-crusted back bacon fried until golden and piled into a soft roll with mustard.

  • 20 min5 prep · 15 cook
  • EasyDifficulty
  • 520 kcalper serving

Ingredients

4 servings
  • Peameal (cornmeal-crusted back) bacon500 g
  • Kaiser rolls4
  • Yellow mustard2 tbsp
  • cheddar cheese4 slices
  • Vegetable oil1 tbsp

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Steps

  1. 1

    Cut the peameal bacon into slices about 5 mm thick.

  2. 2

    Fry in the oil over medium heat for 3–4 minutes per side, until golden and cooked through.

  3. 3

    Split the rolls and toast them lightly in the same pan.

  4. 4

    Stack 3–4 slices of bacon on each roll, add a slice of cheddar if you like and spread with mustard. Serve hot.

Tips and questions
What is peameal bacon?
Lean pork loin that has been wet-cured and rolled in cornmeal (originally ground yellow peas). It is not smoked.
What can I use if I cannot find it?
Use thick slices of cured pork loin or back bacon, dusted in fine cornmeal before frying.

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