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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.
15 min.
Easy
1.35 €
200 g
1 IngredientLast modified on: February 21th 2011
For 200 g, you will need:
- 1
200 g small pieces of bacon - Total weight: 200 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 4 min.
Cooking: 10 min.
All in all: 15 min.
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.
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 recipe | 20 RDI=7 % | 0 | 120 RDI=20 % | 1,150 RDI=60 % | 4,820 RDI: 60 % |
| Per 100 g | 9 RDI=3 % | 0 | 60 RDI=9 % | 580 RDI=30 % | 2,410 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 200 g : 1.35 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Small pieces of bacon
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The 4 comments already posted on this recipe
There is only a small part of fat in the water after blanching bacon, not enough to clog.