The Repas-Pacsuta Family Reunion was held in Aurora, Ohio on July 19, 2008. We gathered around my SIL's condo pavilion and sat around the grill cooking Szalonna, which is Hungarian for bacon. A day for artery hardening, but it was well worth it!
Here is a pic of my FIL, John, cutting up the Szalonna for preparation for cooking for the next day. The Szalonna is a smoked slab of bacon on the rind, that is cut into small chunks and off of the rind. Below is a picture of the fire getting started on the grill and then everyone sitting around the grill cooking it up. Before you knew it everyone was standing around the grill waiting for the next piece of rye bread to be done!
The secret to a really good Szalonna sandwich is to make sure that the bread is a good rye bread and saturated with the bacon fat and then placing the cooked bacon on top. Top with your favorites, in this case, we had onions, bell pepper, and tomatoes, and it is wonderful! This was my first Szalonna tasting. I can hardly wait for the next time.
I told my DH that we need to have our own Szalonna party here in Texas. So, I'm on the lookout for a good Hungarian meat market.
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