Description
Chicken Fried Bacon, is your mind blown yet? You’ve heard of chicken fried steak, country fried steak, even the Zac Brown band song Chicken Fried. But chances are you haven’t heard of Chicken Fried Bacon served with Cream Gravy.
Ingredients
- 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
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups cream
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons fine sea salt
Directions
- 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.
