VIDEO: Crunchy and crispy
A real "English breakfast" also includes freshly fried bacon. In recent years, the breakfast bacon has also become more and more common on German tables. In this country in particular, bacon is often enjoyed crispy. However, many amateur cooks have a problem with the correct preparation. It's not that difficult to sear the bacon slices until crispy - if you know how to do it.
Crispy bacon from the pan
- Put some oil in a pan. So that this is evenly covered with the frying fat, spread it with the help of a baking brush. If you don't have such a device at hand, you can use plain kitchen paper instead.
- After that, heat the pan on the stove.
- When a high temperature is reached, place the individual strips of bacon side by side in the frying pan.
- The bacon should be seared for about a minute on each side.
- Once the bacon has contracted and formed a crispy surface, you can take it out of the pan and drain it on kitchen paper.
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Do not wait too long before consuming it, otherwise the bacon could cool down again.
Why bacon doesn't get crispy
- If the bacon is not crispy, it may be because there is either too little fat or too much water in the meat is. It often helps here to simply leave the breakfast bacon in the pan a little longer. When buying the product, always make sure that there is a generous layer of fat on the meat.
- It is also possible that you have chosen a temperature that is too low for searing. To make the bacon really crispy, you should turn the stove up one level in this case.
