Baked Bacon Recipe at MyDish

Baked Bacon

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Method

  • Soak the bacon joint in cold water for about 12 hours (or overnight).
  • Dry it well then wrap it in foil and bake in a moderate oven (185C) allowing 30mins per lb plus 15 mins over.
  • Unwrap (taking care that the escaping steam doesn't burn you)
  • Remove the rind. Score the fat into diamonds and rub with a handful of demerara sugar, mixed with mustard powder. Finish off by pressing breadcrumbs into the surface, and placing a clove into each diamond (if liked)
  • Return to a hot oven (200C) for 10 - 15 mins

    • Tips

    • To make the accompanying white sauce for this: take 1 ozs plain flour, 1 oz butter, l/2 pint milk and chopped parsley
      Dissolve the butter in a pan and add the flour.
      Stir until the mixture forms a smooth paste which leaves the sides and base of pan cleanly.
      Add the milk, a little at a time beating in each addition until it is absorbed and makes a smooth sauce.
      {If the worst happens and it goes lumpy you can save it by beating with a hand held mixer.}

      Allow to cook gently for a minute or so, stirring to prevent it catching.
      Season with salt, pepper and grated nutmeg and then stir in the chopped parsley.

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    Ingredients

    •  Bacon Joint
    •  Bread Crumbs
    •  Demerara Sugar
    •  Mustard Powder
    •  Cloves

    By Views 1987  Added Mon Jan 12 2009


    A trouble-free way of cooking a bacon joint, Serve it with creamed potatoes, broad beans and parsley sauce. Pease pudding also goes well with this.

     

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