noun
- a thin strip of lard or bacon inserted into meat before cooking
Usage: culinary; also spelled lardoon or lardon
Examples
- The chef inserted lardoons into the roast to keep it moist during cooking.
- Traditional French cuisine often uses lardoons to add flavor to lean cuts of meat.
- She threaded lardoons through the venison before roasting it in the oven.
- The recipe called for several lardoons of bacon to be larded into the beef.