How to cook bacon and remove excess fat


How to cook bacon and remove excess fat
To prevent excess fat in a recipe using bacon, you can "blanch" it before use, leaving most of the fat in the pan with the water.
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Last modified on: February 21th 2011
For 200 g, you will need:

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 4 min.
Cooking: 10 min.
All in all: 15 min.

Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 2 min.
How to cook bacon and remove excess fat
To do this, put bacon in a pan and cover with cold water.

Stage 2 - 10 min.
How to cook bacon and remove excess fat
Bring to the boil on high heat.

Stage 3 - 2 min.
How to cook bacon and remove excess fat
After boiling for one minute, strain and rinse under cold water (notice all the fat disappearing with the cooking water...).

Stage 4
How to cook bacon and remove excess fat
Then use bacon as usual.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe20 RDI=7 %0120 RDI=20 %1,150 RDI=60 %4,820 RDI: 60 %
Per 100 g9 RDI=3 %060 RDI=9 %580 RDI=30 %2,410 RDI: 30 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
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  • For 200 g : 1.35 €

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  • Only an idiot could write such bullshit!
    There is only a small part of fat in the water after blanching bacon, not enough to clog.
    Posted by jh june 18th 2018 at 07:51 n° 4
  • DO NOT POUR THE WATER WITH FAT DOWN THE DRAIN!!!!! Unless you WANT to clog your pipes and risk a sewage backup, or pay the money to have a professional come out and roto-rooter your pipes. Only an IDIOT would do something so stupid.
    Posted by Anonymous june 17th 2018 at 19:02 n° 3
  • Gave it a try - removes way too much of the flavour.
    Posted by Anonymous february 16th 2011 at 00:37 n° 2
  • Gonna give this a try!
    Posted by Anonymous february 15th 2011 at 00:15 n° 1

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