Bacon with Tomatoes
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no oven temperature. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point. The book gives no cooking times either; the times in the steps were added in transcription, so check for doneness rather than trusting the clock.
Prepare
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
Arrange the bacon in a baking dish.
Slice the tomatoes and layer them over the bacon.
Bake and serve
Bake in the oven until the bacon is crispy and the tomatoes are tender, about 20-25 minutes.
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.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Bacon
- Renders fat and crisps as it bakes, adding savory flavor to the dish.
- Tomatoes
- Soften as they bake, releasing moisture and adding acidity and sweetness.
The step that matters
Layering the tomatoes over the bacon. Bacon renders fat as it bakes. Tomatoes laid on top let the bacon crisp in the oven's dry heat, while their juices mix with the rendered fat and can make the dish soggy if the slices are too thick or crowded.
“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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