Crispy fried bacon isn’t one of the most complex recipes, but when dealing with hot oil and greasy foods, it’s nice to have a template to start with. Also depending on your hot oil setup starting with a known methodology helps to save oil cleanup or changing, as burnt flavoring doesn’t suit any recipe. Yolanda at allrecipes.com gives a nice brief recipe and as a bonus allrecipe.com includes the nutritional content. The phrasing of ‘nutritional content’ when referring to deep fried bacon is on the more humorous side, but living in California gives one a perspective that it is possible for someone out there to possibly marketeer crispy fried bacon someday into a health food. But as of now it will sadly remain on the deadly foods list, and continue to delight all that try it with a nice and satisfying crunch.
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 pound thick sliced bacon, cut in half
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cups vegetable oil for frying
Directions
- Whisk together the eggs and milk in a bowl until smooth. Separate the bacon strips, and soak in the milk mixture for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Heat oil in deep skillet to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Whisk together the flour, salt, and pepper in a separate bowl. Remove the bacon from the egg mixture, and toss with the flour to coat. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Fry the bacon strips 3 to 5 slices at a time until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Once all of the bacon has cooked, place onto the prepared baking sheet, and bake in the preheated oven until crispy, about 7 minutes.
| Serving Size | 1/8 of a recipe |
| Servings Per Recipe | 8 |
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| Amount Per Serving | |
| Calories | 355 |
| Calories from Fat | 144 |
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| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 15.9g | 25 % |
| Saturated Fat 4.1g | 21 % |
| Cholesterol 101mg | 34 % |
| Sodium 514mg | 21 % |
| Potassium 204mg | 6 % |
| Total Carbohydrates 36.9g | 12 % |
| Dietary Fiber 1.3g | 5 % |
| Protein 14.6g | 29 % |
| ** Sugars 1g | |
| Vitamin A | 3 % |
| Vitamin C | < 1 % |
| Calcium | 5 % |
| Iron | 28 % |
| Thiamin | 52 % |
| Niacin | 57 % |
| Vitamin B6 | 7 % |
| Magnesium | 7 % |
| Folate | |
