Bacon sandwich ‘explodes with flavour’ if you add 1 extra food
The bacon sandwich, especially known as a “bacon butty” or “bacon sarnie,” is a beloved and classic dish in Britain. Although other countries have their own versions of a bacon sandwich, the British style typically features a particular kind of “back bacon,”
Typically, it is served in soft bread with butter. Toppings usually include the likes of brown sauce or ketchup, making it an easy-to-make and tasty staple in the UK’s food culture.
Many people will stick to simply grilling or frying the bacon straight from the packet without any seasoning, believing ‘if it is not broken, don’t fix it’. As perfectly fine as that may be, some chefs recommend adding a couple of ingredients to really bring out the meat’s natural flavour.
One chef, Meredith Abbott, the Senior Culinary Director for Sur La Table, says taking that little bit extra time during the preparation stage to cover bacon with one teaspoon of a common ingredient can really turn the meal ‘on its head’. Taking to YouTube, the chef explained what to do if you want bacon to ‘burst with flavour’.
At the start of the video, she said: “I’m going to be showing you how to make a brown sugar pepper bacon with the addition of two simple ingredients – it turns ordinary bacon on its head. To get started, you’re going to take brown sugar.”
She held up the sugar she was using. “I’m using dark brown sugar,” she said. Explaining why, she added: “I really like that deep molasses flavour, but light brown sugar is okay.”
She spoons the sugar into a mixing bowl then cracks some black pepper over it. “Leave in the big cracks because you really want that nice little spicy bite of pepper on the bacon.” She turn whisks the two ingredients together to get rid of any lumps.
“Now, if you wanted to spice things up a little bit more, instead of black pepper you could add some red pepper, chili flakes or a little bit of sriracha,” she said. “The world’s your oyster with this, customise it however you’d like.”
She then coats the bacon with the mixture and explains to viewres she is using thick cut bacon. She said: “I really like thick cut bacon because you can press in your ingredients and i,t’s going to adhere. Thin cut bacon would just break apart and dissolve in here.”
Once the bacon is coated on both sides, she lays each strip onto a wire rack that has a baking sheet under the rack. “I’ve gone one step further and added a sheet of parchment paper underneath, she said. “You could use a silicone baking mat or foil. This is just going to help clean up be that much quicker.”
At the end of the video, she said: “This bacon is not only delicious for breakfast, but perfect for burgers BLT’s and toppers. It’s caramelly, it’s smok, and it’s a little bit spicy from that black pepper. It’s just so good.”
