Braised Bacon with Smoked Paprika Pancakes

Name: Braised Bacon with Smoked Paprika Pancakes
Prep time: 2 h 40 min
Cook time: 2 h 40 min
Total time: 2 h 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 567 grams bacon, rind removed; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 3 Tbsps butter, melted, divided; 4 servings Chili sauce, to garnish; 2 eggs, beaten; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 591 milliliters homemade or store-bought low sodium chicken stock; 177 milliliters milk; 237 milliliters medium onion finely sliced (about; 1 teaspoon salt; 4 servings Sliced scallions, to garnish; 2 teaspoons smoked paprika; 1 Tbsp sugar; 1 small bunch thyme; 2 teaspoons vegetable oil, divided

Braised Bacon with Smoked Paprika Pancakes might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 921 calories, 29g of protein, and 72g of fat. If you have thyme, eggs, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the milk you could follow this main course with the Milky Way Brownie Bites as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours and 40 minutes.

Instructions

For the Bacon: Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat to 325°.

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Bacon

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Score the fat on the bacon in 1/2 inch cross hatch pattern.

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Bacon

Heat vegetable oil in a dutch oven over medium high heat until shimmering.

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Vegetable Oil

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Add bacon, fat side down. Cook until fat begins to render and crisp, about 5 minutes. Flip and cook until underside of bacon is brown, about 4 minutes.

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Bacon

Remove fro dutch oven and reserve.

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Add onions to pan and cook, stirring, until softened, about 4 minutes.

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Onion

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Add thyme.

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Thyme

Place slab bacon on top of onions and add stock. Bring to a simmer, cover, and place in the oven. Cook until the bacon yields when a knife is inserted in the center, about 2 hours.

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Slab Bacon

Onion

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Remove from oven.

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Let the bacon rest on a cutting board, and strain the cooking liquid. Reserve the liquid and discard onions and thyme.

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Onion

Bacon

Thyme

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For the Pancakes: Lower the oven to 200[°] and place a lined baking sheet in the oven.

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Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and smoked papika. In a separate bowl whisk together milk, 2 tablespoons melted butter and beaten eggs.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

Milk

Salt

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Whisk the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until a smooth lumpless batter forms.

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Whisk

In a large non-stick skillet melt the remaining butter.

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Butter

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Add batter to pan by the scant 1/4 cup to form small pancakes. Cook until bubbles begin to form on surface, about 2 minutes. Flip and cook until second side is browned, about 2 minutes longer.

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Place cooked pancakes on a rack set in a rimmed baking sheet in the oven and repeat with remaining batter.

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Once all the pancakes are cooked wipe out the non-stick skillet and place it back over medium high heat with remaining teaspoon vegetable oil. When the oil is shimmering add the bacon fat side down and cook until the fat has crisped, about 4 minutes. Slice the bacon and place on a platter with the pancakes. Spoon a tablespoon of the reserved cooking liquid over the bacon and garnish with scallions and chili sauce.

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Cooking Oil

Chili Sauce