3 garlic rubbed grilled bacon Recipes

good olive oil, dry cured center cut applewood smoked bacon, diced, chuck beef cut into 1-inch cubes, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, carrots, sliced diagonally into 1-inch chunks, yellow onions, sliced, chopped garlic (2 cloves), cognac, good dry red wine such as cote du rhone or pinot noir, beef broth, tomato paste, fresh thyme leaves (1/2 tsp dried ), unsalted butter at room temperature, divided, all-purpose flour, frozen whole onions, fresh mushrooms stems discarded, caps thickly sliced, country bread or sour dough, toasted or grilled and rubbed with garlic clove, chopped fresh parsley , optional

bacon (can sub 4 very thin slices prosciutto, halved crosswise), grated gruyere, grated fontina, grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese, crushed red pepper flakes (or to taste), italian bread, 1/2 inch thick, ripe tomatoes , cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices, butter, at room temperature, garlic clove, halved and peeled for rubbing