Should I be embarrassed to blog about a “recipe” that is essentially two ingredients plus seasoning? Potentially, yes. But in reality I am not, because this non-recipe has a nice little unexpected twist to it: the bacon was pre-cooked sous-vide. WAIT! Don’t run away, you can make it if you don’t have the Anova gadget sitting in your kitchen drawer. But I must say bacon cooked sous-vide and stored in the fridge waiting to shine in any recipe is a very nice item for the busy cook. Or any cook, actually, because this method gets quite a bit of the greasy “feel” of bacon out of the equation, and the texture will be superb.
BACON AND EGG CUPS
(from the Bewitching Kitchen)
several slices of bacon, preferably cooked sous-vide
large eggs
salt
Aleppo pepper (or pepper of your choice)
If cooking the bacon sous-vide, place the slices in a bag and submerge in the water-bath set to 147 F (64 C) overnight. I left mine 12 hours, but you can do it longer if more convenient. At the end of the cooking time, a lot of fat will have accumulated inside the bag. You can save it if you like to cook with it, or discard it. Place the cooked slices of bacon over paper towels to dry them well. Store them in the fridge until ready to use. If not using sous-vide, cook the bacon on a skillet, but do not allow it to get too brown or crispy. Drain them well in paper towels before assembling the cups.
Heat the oven to 375 F (175 C).
Cover the bottom of a muffin baking tin with bacon, making sure to come up all the way to the top. Gently break an egg and place it inside. Season with salt and pepper. Bake according to your preference. I like the egg yolks to be runny, so 10 to 15 minutes maximum will be enough. If you like your eggs fully cooked, go for 20 minutes, but pay close attention, you don’t want to over-dry the egg.
Remove to a serving dish, and dig in!
ENJOY!
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Comments: I made this recipe for the first time in July, and since then we’ve been cooking bacon sous-vide on a regular basis. To me, it takes bacon to a whole new level, cutting some of the harshness I find overpowering. If you get your pan screaming hot, you can get by simply searing one side of the bacon slice, as the whole thing is already perfectly cooked to start with. But, even if you crisp up both sides, the texture will be perfect.
These little cups are perfect for breakfast, or a light lunch. Having the bacon waiting in the fridge makes this preparation a breeze. All you need to do is warm up your oven (we use the Breville that heats up super fast), grab the muffin tin, and you are less than 20 minutes away from a nice meal. I also made those using prosciutto and ham. Both work very well, but the sous-vide bacon is my favorite. Keep also in mind that if you’d like a vegetarian version, cooked spaghetti squash strands can be a nice receptacle for the egg. I intend to blog about that sometime. The secret is to be assertive in the seasoning, otherwise it can be a bit bland.
For those interested, this is low-carb, Paleo-friendly, Whole30-friendly, but above all, it’s very very tasty!
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I recently got a sous vide immersion circulator (different brand). I plan on giving this method of cooking bacon a go!
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awesome! There is some discussion about doing it straight in the box as packed commercially. Some people do that, which is super easy, but I wasn’t sure about heating the plastic, so I vac packed myself…
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Hmmm, I think I might try that with the commercial pack, why not? I’m all for easy, lol!
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They are so cute!!!
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They look cute too with spaghetti squash… I want to try also with a coating of shredded sweet potatoes, but I think I might have to tweak a recipe a few times. They can get soggy. Maybe pre-baking a little…
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They sound like great ideas, like a rosti kind of cup?
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Yeap indeed… I think it would be lovely!
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Me too x
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Definitely impossibly cute!
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I love these bacon, egg cups. Have made them several times…so good. My recipe calls for using thin bacon and lining the muffin cup with two strips of bacon. I pour off the bacon grease at the end of cooking and put the little package on paper towels for a minute or two. You can also do it with thinly sliced potatoes and raw bacon. Layer potatoes and onion in the bacon lined muffin cups and cook. Pull the ends of the bacon over the potatoes and bake. Fry an egg and put on top. Very cute and tasty package.
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You are killing me! I have been resisting the sous vide gadget forever, but now I just might have to succumb. I’m so glad I have the Breville or I’d be on Amazon right now. I love mine!!
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Yes, it’s a simple recipe, Sally, but the dish is big on flavor. For that alone you’re right to share it. Besides, as far as I’m concerned, any dish that includes bacon deserves to be shared again and again. 😉
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