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:
- 1
200 g small pieces of bacon - Total weight: 200 grams
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How long does it take?
Time required
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 4 min. | 10 min. | 14 min. |
Keeping:
Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 2 min.
To do this, put bacon in a pan and cover with cold water.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Bring to the boil on high heat.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
After boiling for one minute, strain and rinse under cold water (notice all the fat disappearing with the cooking water...).
Stage 4
Then use bacon as usual.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 200 g : 1.34 €
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Röstis, Crispy spinach rolls, Artichoke hearts forestier , Maroilles cheese quiche, Vol-au-vent, ... All |
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Your 4 comments or questions on this recipe
There is only a small part of fat in the water after blanching bacon, not enough to clog.
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