A US chef has revealed the perfect way to make sure your bacon is always crispy and crunchy. Roice Bethel posted a video to his Instagram channel, followed by 378,000 fans, to spill the beans on his little trick.
Sharing the approach, he says: “If you want evenly crispy bacon, you need to boil it. I know that sounds like it wouldn’t work, but it does. There are two parts to every strip of bacon; there’s the muscle which is the dark part and the fat which is the light part.
“The muscle cooks extremely quickly, the fat takes longer time to render out.”
The chef starts by putting raw bacon strips into a pan and then adding just enough water to cover them.
“The water prevents the temperature from getting too high which gives the fat time to render out,” he explains.
“So the meat and the fat finish cooking at the same exact time.”
He adds: “Once the water completely evaporates, the bacon will get nice and crispy, and the meat won’t get overcooked or burnt.
“The fat is perfectly rendered so it’s nice and crispy [too].”
The clip attracted hundreds of comments from viewers, many of whom agreed with the chef.
One said: “This is a fact. Works every time and flavour is the same.”
Another said: “I’ve tried it and it does work! “
While a third added: “Done this and bacon stays good size and gets crispy takes a little longer but def worth it.”
Not everyone was impressed with the tip, with one describing the tip as “terrible”.
Meanwhile, another said: “Boil out all the flavour, got it.”