{"id":18845,"date":"2025-08-28T15:53:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T13:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/?p=18845"},"modified":"2025-08-28T15:53:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T13:53:48","slug":"international-bacon-day-on-august-30-will-taste-even-better-with-samfa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/international-bacon-day-on-august-30-will-taste-even-better-with-samfa\/","title":{"rendered":"International Bacon Day on August 30 will taste even better with….."},"content":{"rendered":"

This International Bacon Day, step into a world of richer flavor. Let the earthiness of the mushroom meet the sizzle of the bacon and discover a partnership that is truly meant to be.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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And, t<\/span>o truly experience this dynamic duo, we suggest putting them on a pizza.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The high heat of the oven crisps the bacon while softening the mushrooms, allowing them to release their incredible flavor into the cheese and sauce. This isn’t just a pizza; it’s a celebration of two incredible ingredients that are even better together.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Imagine a slice with a beautiful golden crust, topped with bubbling mozzarella, a rich tomato sauce, savory pieces of bacon, and plump, juicy mushrooms. Each bite delivers a perfect balance of salty, savory, and earthy notes. It’s a flavor combination that will make you rethink everything you thought you knew.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    So this National Bacon Day, we challenge you to embrace the perfect pairing. Don’t just celebrate bacon\u2014elevate it with the incredible flavor of cultivated of mushrooms!<\/span><\/p>\n

    Mushroom & Crispy Bacon Hash Brown Pizza<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n

    Makes 1 large pizza<\/p>\n

    Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Hash brown pizza base:<\/p>\n

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    • 500g large potatoes<\/li>\n
    • 1 Tbsp flour<\/li>\n
    • 3 Tbsp olive oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Toppings:<\/p>\n

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      • 100ml tomato pasta sauce<\/li>\n
      • 100g mozzarella cheese, grated<\/li>\n
      • 100g streaky bacon, cooked until crispy<\/li>\n
      • 125g baby button mushrooms, sliced and cooked until golden<\/li>\n
      • Basil leaves, for serving<\/li>\n
      • Salt and pepper, to taste<\/li>\n
      • Olive oil for cooking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Pizza Base:<\/p>\n

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        1. Peel and grate the potatoes with the largest hole of a box grater.<\/li>\n
        2. Using a clean dish cloth or cheesecloth, squeeze as much water out of the potatoes as you can.<\/li>\n
        3. Line a microwave safe plate with two layers of paper towel.<\/li>\n
        4. Spread the potatoes out on the lined plate and microwave on high for two minutes to steam the potatoes.<\/li>\n
        5. Place the microwaved potatoes into a large bowl and toss with flour and mix well.<\/li>\n
        6. Heat the olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan until it shimmers.<\/li>\n
        7. Add in the potato mixture and press down well to form a solid pizza base.<\/li>\n
        8. Cook on medium high heat until the base deeply golden brown. Season with salt.<\/li>\n
        9. To flip the hash brown, place a chopping board on top of the frying pan.<\/li>\n
        10. Flip the pan and hash brown onto the chopping board and then carefully shimmy the uncooked side back into the pan.<\/li>\n
        11. Cook the other side until golden brown.<\/li>\n
        12. Slide the hashbrown onto a baking tray.<\/li>\n
        13. Set oven to grill and place rack on upper third.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Build your pizza.<\/p>\n

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          1. Spread tomato sauce over the base.<\/li>\n
          2. Scatter with cheese, bacon and mushrooms.<\/li>\n
          3. Season lightly.<\/li>\n
          4. Transfer the hash brown pizza to the oven and cook until the cheese is bubbling and golden brown.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Slice, serve and enjoy!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            This International Bacon Day, step into a world of richer flavor. Let the earthiness of the mushroom meet the sizzle of the bacon and discover a partnership that is truly meant to be. And, to truly experience this dynamic duo, we suggest putting them on a pizza. The high heat of the oven crisps the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18845"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18847,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18845\/revisions\/18847"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}