Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, chocolate covered bacon. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Chocolate covered bacon is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Chocolate covered bacon is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
Chocolate-Covered Bacon It's a hit at state fairs everywhere, but you can make this salty-sweet concoction at home. Some say bacon is perfect as is, but chocolate makes everything better! —Taste of Home Test Kitchen Coat each side of the skewered bacon with the chocolate mixture using a pastry brush. Place coated bacon on a sheet of waxed paper. Store in refrigerator until ready to serve.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have chocolate covered bacon using 5 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chocolate covered bacon:
- Get 1 lb. thick cut bacon
- Prepare 6 oz. +- almond bark melting chocolate or your favorite
- Prepare coarse sea salt
- Prepare ground red pepper [optional]
- Get wax paper
Repeat until all of the bacon is covered with chocolate. Heat large skillet on high; add bacon strips. Turn bacon strips over as needed with tongs. Cook back until it's reduced to about ¼ of its original size and appears to be crispy.
Instructions to make Chocolate covered bacon:
- Cut bacon in half.
- Either fry or bake bacon.
- Cook until crispy but not burnt. Then drain on paper towels, paper or both till room temperature.
- Melt chocolate according to directions on package.
- Spoon chocolate onto bacon holding it over the dish. Using back of spoon, even out the chocolate then repeat on flip side of bacon strip.
- Lay bacon strip on wax paper. Then on the one side only I sprinkle sea salt on the chocolate end before it sets up. I like red pepper on mine along with the sea salt.
- Work with only about 5 pieces at a time otherwise the chocolate may set up before you have a chance to add your seasonings. Then refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.
- Most important step….. - ENJOY!
Turn bacon strips over as needed with tongs. Cook back until it's reduced to about ¼ of its original size and appears to be crispy. Tips for Making Chocolate Covered Bacon Roast your bacon on an oven safe cooling rack set over a foil or parchment lined baking sheet for easy clean up and even cooking. Place the chocolate covered bacon on a wax paper lined baking sheet and repeat until all the bacon strips are dipped. Drizzle with melted cocoa butter or sprinkle with chopped pistachios if desired.
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