Bill’s Fried Bacon

  4.0 – 40 reviews  • Bacon

Try this if you are sick of plain, fried bacon. Bacon is fried till crisp and well-seasoned after being simmered in a spice mixture.

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

  1. ⅓ cup water
  2. 1 tablespoon granulated garlic
  3. 1 tablespoon paprika
  4. 1 pound sliced bacon

Instructions

  1. In a large skillet, stir together the water, garlic, and paprika. Separate the bacon slices, and place in the skillet. Turn the heat to high. The water will evaporate leaving the bacon coated with the garlic and paprika. Reduce the heat to medium-high, and continue to fry to your desired crispness, turning as needed.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 107 kcal
Carbohydrate 2 g
Cholesterol 21 mg
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Protein 7 g
Saturated Fat 3 g
Sodium 433 mg
Sugars 0 g
Fat 8 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Elaine Dougherty
This is awesome. I did cut back a tad on the garlic and added brown sugar. But with the sugar it can go from start to burnt really fast so it has to be watched the whole time. It smells wonderful and tastes even better.
Karen Wilson
The first go, it came out great! This morning I asked my husband to watch the pan while I went off to quickly do something. He watched as it turned black and now our house is full of smoke. He is now off to Jack in the box to buy tacos.
Robert Davis
Positively the best Bacon you can get and so easy to change the spices to what your family enjoys. I like to add some fresh ground pepper and cut the garlic in 1/2. I have used Italian seasoning with great success also. If you tried it once try it again with diffeent spices, SOOOOO Cool.
Christine Fitzpatrick DDS
A terrfic flavorful addition to the pasta dish I was making.
Traci Williams
We prefer peppered bacon and cooking it on our “George Foreman” grill. I buy regular bacon, pepper it after putting it on the machine, no grease spalattering, and grease is warm, not hot! You do have to turn the bacon and can season the other side too.
Gordon Thomas
Awesome…and I’ve shared it with 2 people so far who thought the same!
Sharon Grant
I guess it would be ok if you like your bacon “flimsy” but mine has to be extra crisp so by the time that happened the boiled off water and spices had burnt to the bottom of the pan. even with the stove turned down to low. i will not be making this again. sorry!
Casey Reyes
did not care for at all sorry
Jessica Miller
I like bacon with a dredge of real maple syrup and smoky paprika. Bacon is already savory. This was an idea worth trying and I support trying and commend you! Just not for my family but ! perhaps it is great for others.
Zachary Mccormick
I really like this bacon, and so did bf. My only cautionary tale: if you use turkey bacon, add a bit of oil to the pan! I didn’t, partly bc I’m so used to subbing turkey bacon for bacon that I forget how much grease bacon has and how little grease turkey bacon has. So, I ended up with a burned mess of a pan and my kitchen was a bit smoky. Perhaps that’s why one reviewer complained about the smell? I don’t know, but it’s my fault for the sub without oil, so I’m not going to dock the recipe any. Hopefully I’ll remember this next time and not make the same mistake. This stuff is great plain and also on BLTs. Thanks for the recipe!
Joseph Lewis
I love this! I never would have thought to add anything to my bacon but I saw this & thought I’d try it. And am so glad I did! The seasonings work so well with the bacon, it’s a great combo. And it couldn’t be easier!
Susan Bush
Hands down the best bacon I’ve ever had or made! It’s absolutely savory! I’m not sure what that person meant by “it didn’t smell good” because my mouth was watering by the smell the whole time I cooked it. I didn’t cook it in water, instead I just sprinkled it on while on the skillet. I added some onion powder as suggested, I also added a pinch of cayenne pepper and a good dose of fresh-ground peppercorn melange. Next time I will add some more of both peppers to give it more of a kick. But as it is, it melts in your mouth.
Greg Jacobs
We prefer regular bacon. Thanks anyway.
Larry Rhodes
James Watson
I couldn’t believe bacon could get any better, but this proved me wrong. Went with the spices as written and I wouldn’t change a thing. Thanks Whats His Face.
Cole Mercado
Good bacon! I only used 1/2T paprika and added 1/2t black pepper. Fried them up crispy for bacon and tomato sandwiches.
Hannah Singh
WOW. Better than bacon. Amazing!
Heidi Calhoun
made great blt sandwiches.
Morgan Dudley
This was okay but I prefer plain bacon. This also did not smell good while it was frying. Thanks anyway.
Ryan Diaz
Loved this on a BLT!!! I added onion powder & black pepper & decreased the paprika…thanks Face!!!!
April Watts
Nice change, next time will add cracked peppercorn, but a delight to eat!!!

 

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