Bacon, Boiled
Ingredients
Directions
Cook the bacon
Place the bacon in a pot and cover with cold water.
Gradually bring to a boil, skimming off any scum that rises.
Reduce heat and simmer until thoroughly cooked, about 1½ hours for 2 pounds.
Finish and serve
Remove the skin from the bacon and serve topped with bread crumbs.
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
- The main ingredient; slow simmering makes the meat tender and renders some of its fat.
The step that matters
Gradually bringing to a boil and skimming. Scum is coagulated protein and impurities released from the meat as it heats. Skimming it as it rises keeps the cooking liquid clearer and the bacon's flavor cleaner.
“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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