3 Cheese & Bacon Campfire Potatoes

 

The benefits of Bacon:

Bacon is not a type of lard, but a product that is specially fed. Specially selected pigs - long-backed and precocious - are fed barley, beans, milk and other delicacies, and food waste, oats and fish, on the contrary, are excluded from their diet. Piglet side walk on bacon - without bones and vertebrae. Bacon is eaten just like that, fried to the state of chips.

Bacon is made from the boneless and vertebral boneless wing of a young pig. For its manufacture, early ripening animals are used, which have a long back. Basically, bacon is salted using table salt. The animals are fed select foods to make the meat of the highest quality. Today, salty, smoked and even sweet bacon is on store shelves. You can buy it as a whole piece, as well as on cutting boards.

Nutritional information

First, we should mention a basic piece of information about pork: it is rich in protein and fat.

100 grams of cooked pork contains:

•   25.7 grams of protein
•   20.8 grams of fat
•   It does not contain any carbohydrates, sugar or fiber.

This amount is equivalent to about 297 calories.

proteins

We start our conversation about the nutritional value of pork from proteins, as it, like other meats, consists primarily of protein. The percentage of protein in pure pork - that is, the fat has been completely removed - is about 26% if it is fresh, and when dried, this percentage rises to about 89%, which makes it one of the richest types of protein foods.

Pork contains all nine essential amino acids, which are chemical compounds that the body cannot form, and it needs them to carry out the processes of growth and renewal of body cells. Therefore, eating pork, like eating other types of meat, is beneficial in cases of bodybuilding and for athletes in cases of recovery from Injury and surgical patients.

Fats

Pork contains varying amounts of fat, typically from 10% to 16%, and may be higher, depending on how well the meat is cut and grilled and other factors. Pure pork fat, lard, is used in cooking some foods.

Pork, like all other types of red meat, contains saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, in close amounts. For example, 100 grams of cooked ground pork contains 7.7 grams of saturated fatty acids, 9.3 grams of monounsaturated fatty acids, and 1.9 grams of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Pork differs from the meat of other animals such as cows and sheep in the composition of these fats, as the amount of conjugated linoleic acid in it is relatively low, while it contains a greater amount of saturated fat.

Vitamins and minerals

Pork is a food source rich in vitamins and minerals, as it includes:

•   Thiamine: Unlike other red meats, such as sheep and cows, pork is rich in thiamine, which is a type of B vitamin and has a role in many vital processes within the body.
•   Selenium: Pork is one of the most important sources of this important type of mineral salts, along with seafood, eggs and dairy products.
•   Zinc: Pork is rich in zinc, which is a mineral and a necessary nutrient for the brain and immune system.
•   Vitamin B12: It is a vitamin whose presence is almost limited to foods of animal origin, and it is necessary for the functioning of the brain and the process of blood formation, and its deficiency in human food may lead to anemia and damage to nerve cells.
•   Vitamin B6: It is a group of vitamins. This vitamin is necessary for the formation of red blood cells.
•   Niacin or vitamin B3: responsible for many functions in the human body, especially growth and metabolism.
•   Phosphorus: It is one of the most present elements in healthy diets, and it is necessary for the growth process and maintenance of various parts of the body.
•   Iron: Pork contains less iron than beef and sheep. In addition to the richness of processed and preserved pork with sodium salt.

Ingredients

• 3 medium red potatoes cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• salt
• pepper
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 8 oz shredded cheese, we used a colby, monterey, cheddar blend
• 1/2 cup crumbled cooked bacon

Instructions

1. Create your foil packets with a double thickness of heavy-duty aluminum foil (about 18 in. square).
2. Spray foil with non stick spray or grease with olive oil
3. Put 1/2 of potatoes in the middle of each foil packet
4. Dot with Butter
5. Sprinkle with Onion
6. Add Salt and Pepper.
7. Fold foil around potato mixture and seal tightly.
8. Grill, covered, over medium heat for 12-15 minutes on each side or until potatoes are tender.
9. Carefully open foil so you don’t steam yourself.
10. Sprinkle the bacon and cheeses over potato mixture.
11. Grill 3-5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
12. Open foil with caution, so steam can escape.

ENJOY!