Recipe: Bennigan's Hot Bacon Dressing and Hot Bacon Mustard Dressing (repost)

BENNIGAN'S HOT BACON DRESSING
AND HOT BACON MUSTARD DRESSING
Board: Copycat/Restaurant Recipe Requests at Recipelink.com
From: Gladys/PR 2-9-2003

2 ounces bacon grease
1/4 pound red onion, finely diced
2 cups water
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons dijon mustard
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon Tabasco*

Place the bacon grease in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and saute until the onions start to blacken.

While the onions are carmelizing, in a mixing bowl place the water, honey and red wine vinegar. Using a wire whisk, mix the ingredients well. Add the cornstarch and whisk well.

After the onions have carmelized, add the Dijon mustard to the onions and stir together with a rubber spatula. Add the water, vinegar, pepper (sic.) honey and cornstarch to the mustard and onions and mix. Continue stirring until mix thickens and comes to a boil.

Remove from heat and store in refigerator until needed. To reheat use a double boiler.

*I put the Tabasco on the ingredient list if you like it. In different parts of the country Bennigan's omits this ingredient.

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HOT BACON-MUSTARD DRESSING
Makes about 2 cups

4 bacon strips, diced
2 cups honey-Dijon mustard
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup orange juice
1 Tbsp. cider or red wine vinegar
1/4 tsp. ground mustard
1/4 cup honey
torn salad greens or fresh spinach

In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Drain, reserving 3 Tbsp. drippings; set bacon aside.

To the drippings add Dijon mustard, sugar, orange juice, vinegar and ground mustard. Bring to a boil. Stir in honey and bacon.

Serve warm over salad greens or spinach. Refrigerate leftovers. Reheat before serving.