Par Cooked Bacon
Published: September 2, 2020, by Ivan
Nothing wakes you up faster than the smell of bacon in the morning. Par Cooked Bacon provides you the flexibility to have crispy bacon ready in 2-3 minutes from frozen with no fuss and no mess. Par Cooked Bacon can truly make all your dishes taste better with ease.
Par Cooked Bacon is bacon that is Par or partially cooked and refrigerated or frozen, then finishes later before serving. Par cooking saves time and reduces the mess when you need bacon or any other cooked food. Many of the foods you find in the frozen section of your grocery are par-cooked to around 60-70%, so freshness and moisture are retained. If you have ever cooked food to completion and frozen it, then its taste diminishes because a freezer and refrigerator dehydrate the food. So let’s make our own Par Cooked bacon.
INGREDIENTS
2 pounds of Bacon
COOKING TOOLS
Large Frying Pan with a smaller lid to keep bacon flat
Pot with a wire strainer and coffee filter
Pot for draining hot soapy water
Thongs
Spatula with a firm blade
Knife or scissor
Couple of plates to hold cooked and uncooked bacon
How to make Par Cooked Bacon
1. Cut your bacon in your preferred serving size. We cut ours just in half, perfect for 1½ slices of bacon for a sandwich or ½ slice for a salad.
2. Prepare your cooking station. I cover our stove and nearby area with tin foil for easy cleanup with any recipe. Set your electric stove to 1/3 power or medium-low.
3. Place your bacon in your pan such that the flat lid will hold all your bacon down
4. The lid will ensure even cooking.
5. Cook your bacon on both sides. The bacon should be very flimsy with a lot of greases. No part of the bacon should be crispy. Just well browned.
6. Transfer the bacon while it is dripping with fat to your finishing plate. We want fat and grease. We are not using paper towels or a draining rack. The grease and fat will help keep the bacon fresh when it’s frozen or refrigerated.
7. Scrape the pan between batches of bacon to remove burnt bacon. If the burnt bacon is very thick, then drain the oil from the pan. Lower the heat, then add 1/2 cup of water to the pan. The burnt bacon will come loose easily. Rinse the pan and reheat and continue cooking.
8. You may need to drain the oil through the pot with the strainer and coffee filter, then scrape the pan. Continue cooking all the bacon in batches.
9. Drain the oil when all the bacon is cooked. Lower the heat and allow the pan to cool slightly. We want the pan to be warm. Add 1 cup of soapy water. Yes, we are going to cook some soapy water.
10. Allow the soapy water to warm up, then turn off the heat. Use a spatula to scrape off the burnt-on bacon. The burnt bacon will come off easily.
11. Allow the soapy water to cool, and then pour the soapy water into a pot so you can safely dispose of the hot soapy water.
12. The frying pan will be easy to clean. No scrubbing required.
13. I save the filtered bacon fat. It’s great to cook with and adds so much flavor to all my dishes. Just use it sparingly.
14. I am storing this batch of bacon in a plastic tub to be frozen.
Plating: The Par Cooked Bacon makes breakfast so much faster and tastier. The Bacon, Egg Muffin took only 4 minutes to make. The bacon cooked faster than the egg.
Other Plating: Classic homemade waffles topped with apple and bacon. Broccoli Beef with bacon and a sunnyside up egg.
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoy your own Par Cooked Bacon. Remember to share your recipes.
Until next time. Adios…Beef
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