One of my favorite breakfast foods is scrambled eggs with bacon pieces cooked in. Cut up a couple slices of bacon and drop them in the eggs while scrambling.
The only issue is that the bacon loses its crunch. I like the bacon to be in the eggs while it's cooking (the egg cooks around the bacon) rather than just mixed in afterward. Anyone have any tips on how to help the bacon retain it's crispness yet still be cooked in the eggs?
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Are you cooking the bacon before putting it in the eggs? Eggs cook faster, so it seems to me that it's not getting crispy because it's not cooking for as long. If that's the case, cooking the bacon a little bit beforehand and then putting the eggs in would probably do the trick. This is just guesswork for me, but it makes sense I think.
Yes, the bacon is completely cooked and crispy before adding it to the eggs.
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TirithRR wrote:
Yes, the bacon is completely cooked and crispy before adding it to the eggs.
I'm guessing I'm going to have to find the happy medium between the crispy bacon and the amount of egg cooking into the bacon. I'll have to test a few batches.
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TirithRR wrote:
I'm guessing I'm going to have to find the happy medium between the crispy bacon and the amount of egg cooking into the bacon. I'll have to test a few batches.
Add the bacon well after the egg starts to cook. There's a 2-3 minute window before the eggs are done that is perfect for adding bacon, cheese, potatoes, whatever. You're probably adding the bacon at the start, giving it too much time to cook down and become soggy.
Fry bacon in pan. drain off most the grease, fry eggs in bacon pan. Crumble bacon back in at end.
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Drain that grease off into a jar and hold onto it for cornbread, too.
Always add the bacon last. Otherwise it soaks up any moisture and gets soft.
I wonder if freezing bacon and adding it at the last second would be an improvememnt?
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if you wait to the end to add the bacon, the eggs dont get all the bacon flavor they could.
Here is what I'd do...
When I make omelets, I pretty much make the egg batter the same way as I would scrambled.
Eggs + Milk, beat'in together, cooked.
Omelet I let is cook a few minutes before trying to flip it. Scrambled gets mixed up as it cooks.
So for your issue, I'd cook the bacon. Pull it out and let it cool a tad. Dice/crunch it up into bits and add it back to the skillet. Pour eggs on top. Cook like and omelet, but then scramble it up when both sides are done.
If no good, over cook the bacon may help -.o
Here is what I'd do...
When I make omelets, I pretty much make the egg batter the same way as I would scrambled.
Eggs + Milk, beat'in together, cooked.
Omelet I let is cook a few minutes before trying to flip it. Scrambled gets mixed up as it cooks.
So for your issue, I'd cook the bacon. Pull it out and let it cool a tad. Dice/crunch it up into bits and add it back to the skillet. Pour eggs on top. Cook like and omelet, but then scramble it up when both sides are done.
If no good, over cook the bacon may help -.o
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I had bacon and eggs this morning, but cooked in separate skillets because the eggs don't like the cast iron one without a ton of butter.
Just so long as you're not having pancakes with your bacon.
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Use some of your bacon grease to cook the eggs in for the bacony flavor. Then crumble bacon into eggs after they're cooked but before you remove from heat.
Honestly, the bacon should be in a crispy strip on the side.
I went to Annabelle's Bakery for bf today. I left with fresh-baked loaves of rosemary and oatmeal breads...and a couple day old buttermilk donuts.
edit to add make sure the bacon stays well drained while cooking eggs.
Edited, Jan 15th 2012 7:53pm by Elinda
Honestly, the bacon should be in a crispy strip on the side.
I went to Annabelle's Bakery for bf today. I left with fresh-baked loaves of rosemary and oatmeal breads...and a couple day old buttermilk donuts.
edit to add make sure the bacon stays well drained while cooking eggs.
Edited, Jan 15th 2012 7:53pm by Elinda
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Elinda wrote:
Use some of your bacon grease to cook the eggs in for the bacony flavor. Then crumble bacon into eggs after they're cooked but before you remove from heat.
Honestly, the bacon should be in a crispy strip on the side.
I went to Annabelle's Bakery for bf today. I left with fresh-baked loaves of rosemary and oatmeal breads...and a couple day old buttermilk donuts.
edit to add make sure the bacon stays well drained while cooking eggs.
Honestly, the bacon should be in a crispy strip on the side.
I went to Annabelle's Bakery for bf today. I left with fresh-baked loaves of rosemary and oatmeal breads...and a couple day old buttermilk donuts.
edit to add make sure the bacon stays well drained while cooking eggs.
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Olorinus the Ludicrous wrote:
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Set the bacon on paper towels while you cook the eggs. Crisps em up reeeeaaal nice.
Why would you intentionally make your bacon crispy?
That is the bacon that you messed up on.
That is the bacon that you messed up on.
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Why would you intentionally make your bacon crispy?
Well, some people like to enjoy bacon to the fullest.
I made a bacon and egg sandwich this morning with pancakes. It was pretty good.
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I love crispy bacon with white rice. Or fried spam with white rice. Now I'm craving it.
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