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Chicken Fried Bacon
Chicken Fried Bacon is thick cut bacon dredged in seasoned flour and egg, like chicken fried steak, and then fried to a golden brown and served with Cream Gravy.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 1107 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Breakfast , Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Chicken Fried Bacon:
- 1 pound thick cut bacon cut in half
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 3/4 cup flour
- vegetable oil for frying
Cream Gravy:
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups cream
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons fine sea salt
Instructions
- Whisk egg and milk together in a shallow dish or pie plate.
- In a different shallow dish, mix together flour, onion powder, garlic powder and paprika.
- Dredge each strip of thick cut bacon in egg, then flour and repeat. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a frying pan over med-high heat.
- Fry until each strip is golden brown. The cooking time vary greatly based on the thickness of your bacon. The average will be about 4-5 minutes per strip. Flip halfway to ensure even browning.
- To make cream gravy, melt butter in a heavy bottom sauce pan over medium high heat. Add flour, whisking together until it forms a paste. Continue to whisk until it turns a dark brown and smells nutty.
- Whisk in cream, ground pepper and salt.
- Continue to whisk for 2-3 minutes or until cream gravy starts to thicken Remove from heat.
- Serve cream gravy with chicken fried bacon.
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Notes
- Adapted from food.com.
Nutrition Information
Calories
1107kcal
(55%)
Carbohydrates
30g
(10%)
Protein
22g
(44%)
Fat
99g
(152%)
Saturated Fat
48g
(240%)
Cholesterol
304mg
(101%)
Sodium
1990mg
(83%)
Potassium
423mg
(12%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
2285IU
(46%)
Vitamin C
0.7mg
(1%)
Calcium
136mg
(14%)
Iron
2.2mg
(12%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1107
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1107kcal | 55% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 99g | 152% |
| Saturated Fat | 48g | 240% |
| Cholesterol | 304mg | 101% |
| Sodium | 1990mg | 83% |
| Potassium | 423mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 2285IU | 46% |
| Vitamin C | 0.7mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 136mg | 14% |
| Iron | 2.2mg | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.