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When I was away on a recent trip, some people we met told me about Facon. I had never hear of it. Facon is a bacon substitute for those that do not eat pork. It looks very similar to bacon with a significant fat layer. This fat makes it a perfect substitute because it can be pan-fried and most of the fat will be cooked out. I will try this as a substitute in making a carbonara in the future. The Facon really cooks the same way as bacon. If you want to find it, you will need to find a store that carries Kosher products.
Facon Grilled Cheese Sandwich
This Facon Griled Cheese Sandwich was so good. I also included a yellow tomato slice. Added great texture and color. The bread I used was a homemade rye bread that will show up in a later post.
- 4 slices Facon
- 4 - 5 slices Muenster Cheese
- 2 pieces rye bread
- 2 slices yellow tomato
- 2 tbsp butter
- In a skillet, cook the Facon. Approximately 3 minutes per side. Place on a paper towel to drain.
- Meanwhile, butter one side of each piece of rye bread.
- Add the cheese and Facon to each piece of bread.
- Place each piece of bread in the skillet separately.
- Place a pan cover over top and cook until the bread browns and the cheese melts - about 3 minutes.
- Remove from the pan and finish assembling by adding the tomato.
- Serve and enjoy!
Ingredients
In a skillet, cook the Facon. Approximately 3 minutes per side.
Facon in Skillet
Be sure to drain the Facon on a paper towel after cooking and before assembling the sandwich. You will notice that the sandwich was cooked open face to get the best melt on the cheese. Add as much tomato as you like.
Serve and enjoy!
This look great, Peter. I don’t eat beef though! But it looks like a great substitute and I can’t wait to try fooling my friends-but that doesn’t make sense since they wouldn’t know what bacon tastes like either! Whatever!
Wow, it looks like real bacon. I would love to try it.
It worked really well. Now I want to try it in pasta carbonara and see how it works.
I have never heard of facon before! I dont think we have it here in Australia.. thanks for telling me about it, I have to keep my eye out for some.
I had not heard about it either until I was traveling out of the Country. Go figure – it was at the grocery store down the street.
I’ve never heard of this and am so glad I read the post!
It is an interesting substitute for those that do not eat pork.