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Description
Our bacon buyer has selected Van der Mey’s bacon as the best available. Add rich, smoky depth to your dishes with Campbells’ smoked bacon lardons, expertly cut from premium streaky bacon. Naturally smoked and hand-prepared by skilled butchers, these lardons deliver intense flavour and crisp texture, perfect for everything from pasta sauces to traditional Scottish breakfasts.
What Are Smoked Bacon Lardons?
Smoked bacon lardons are small, thick-cut pieces of bacon, carefully trimmed from streaky or back bacon and lightly smoked for a deep, savoury aroma. They’re incredibly versatile, adding a burst of umami flavour to countless dishes, whether you’re making a rich carbonara, a comforting stew, or a crispy salad topping.
Why Choose Our Smoked Lardons?
Van der Mey’s smoked bacon is traditionally brine cured using a recipe dating back to 1956 and traditionally smoked over beech wood. The taste is worlds apart from the moisture and e-number injected bacon on supermarket shelves, with less contraction and moisture loss during cooking. Only whole backs are selected for this bacon, with no more than 10mm of fat and only centre cut rashers are used - with no shoulder rashers.
These lardons crisp beautifully when cooked and render delicious, smoky fat that enhances sauces and vegetables. They’re a must-have staple for anyone who loves rich, hearty cooking.
Bacon Lardon Serving Ideas
Smoked lardons are perfect for classic dishes like spaghetti carbonara, coq au vin, or creamy leek and bacon pie. Sprinkle over salads, toss through green beans, or use as a base for a hearty lentil stew. For breakfast, try them alongside eggs and mushrooms for a smoky, satisfying start to the day.
How to Store Bacon Lardons
Keep refrigerated below 5°C and use within 4 days of delivery. Suitable for home freezing. Freeze on the day of receipt and use within 3 months. Defrost thoroughly before cooking.
Provenance: EU
Nutrition guide
Nutritional Information (per 100g)
| Energy (kj): | 1219 |
| Energy (kcal): | 294 |
| Fat (g): | 25.6 |
| Saturates (g): | 10 |
| Carbohydrates (g): | 1 |
| Sugars (g): | 0.4 |
| Protein (g): | 14.9 |
| Salt (g): | 3.5 |
Ingredients
95% pork, salt, glucose syrup, water, smoke flavouring, preservative: E262, E250, E252, antioxidant: E301, E392, E331, burnt sugar
Allergens
No allergens present.
Allergen Information
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How to cook
How to Cook Smoked Lardons
- Fry: Add lardons to a cold, dry pan and heat gently to render the fat. Fry for 5–7 minutes until golden and crisp.
- Oven Cook: Spread on a baking tray and bake at 200°C for 10–12 minutes until browned.
- Add to Dishes: Stir into pasta sauces, soups, quiches, or casseroles for instant depth and smokiness.
Cook thoroughly before serving.
Packaging
Your meat order is kept cool in transit because we either use an insulated expanded polystyrene box, or a recyclable tough corrugated cardboard box which is foil lined and insulated with bubble wrap. Both boxes are leak-proof and sturdy.
To keep your delivery cool, it is packed along with specially designed ice packs. Our ice packs are made with a frozen water-based gel, which keeps the meat at the correct temperature for up to 48 hours. When the ice does melt, it stays as a gel, which prevents the delivery becoming wet.
Customer Reviews
5.00 Average
6 Reviews
Diane
I love using them for great for lots of recipes. Haggis sausage rolls with smoked bacon bits.
2 years ago
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