Southern Style Breakfast Bacon
Ingredients
Directions
Boil the bacon in a little water for 1-2 minutes.
Drain the bacon and dip it in flour.
Crisp the bacon in its own fat.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Bacon
- Provides the fat that crisps the slices and the savory flavor of the dish.
- Flour
- Forms a thin coating on the bacon that helps it brown and crisp.
The step that matters
Crisp the bacon in its own fat. Browning needs steady heat so the fat renders out and the surface dries and crisps without burning. Too little heat leaves the bacon limp and greasy, while too much heat scorches the flour coating before the fat has rendered.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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