Beer and Bacon Battered Deep Fried Bacon
If you're a regular reader of DudeFoods you might find this hard to believe, but out of all the things I've tried deep frying - mashed potatoes, nacho cheese, deviled eggs, lasagna and a ton more - I've still never made deep fried bacon. Pretty crazy huh? Seeing as how I just got an entire gift basket full of it from WisconsinMade.com though I figured that now was as good a time as any to finally make some!
I also decided that when it came to the batter that I was going to use I had to go all out, so I mixed some beer and flour and then threw in some diced pieces of bacon for good measure. Yep, I battered my bacon strips with a beer batter that had even more bacon in it! It was actually the same batter I used when I made my deep fried White Castle sliders.
In the end my deep fried bacon turned out to be one of my favorite things that I've ever used my deep fryer for. When it came to the taste, the crispy bacon matched up absolutely perfectly with the crunchy beer and bacon breading. After trying it I really have no idea why I've never seen this item on the menu at any restaurants. You know, aside from the fact that it's probably one of the most unhealthy things ever....
I dare you to bacon-beer-batter and fry one of your Verizon devices 🙂
Ha ha ha!
I have had this in two restaurants!
Yo, dawg. I heard you like bacon.
So, did you fry the bacon before you battered it? Or did it actually crisp up within the batter?
Oh no, I fried it first, then took the fired bacon and battered it and threw it in my deep fryer. I probably should have clarified that.
I know it doesn't fit with the "dude" part, but baking bacon gets it really nice and crisp.
I love to take all the fat that runs off and use it to cook other stuff 😛
I do that sometimes if I'm going to fry up a burger. I'll fry the bacon first and then cook my burger in the same pan right in the bacon grease.
Too much of a good thing?
I love it.
HOLY MOLY
TIL: 'Beer and Bacon Battered Deep Fried Bacon' does exist.
I totally just tried to upvote this comment.
Do I heat heart attack...
Because everyone needs bacon coated with beer batter and deep fried...
Deep fried bacon because...America
Actually did see deep fried bacon at a restaurant recently. It was at a Tiki bar in Three Lakes, WI. Delicious.
I have made chicken fried bacon that is just crazy good with a cold beer and some horseradish sauce.UMMMM!
Had deep fried bacon as an appetizer in Champaign, IL at Destihl Restaurant and Brew Works. It was amazing. They even had a burger with deep fried bacon on it.
We had the deep fried bacon at Destihl in Champaign, IL too. IT WAS AWESOME! Topping it with maple syrup made it even better! So...since we loved it so much, we are trying it for our family Christmas tomorrow. Sure hope it turns out somewhat close to what we loved and enjoyed at Destihl.
What's even better - wrap raw bacon around a 1" piece of mozzarella string cheese, stick a toothpick through it, and deep fry it. Insane
That sounds amazing! I'll totally have to try that!
Any ideas on deep frying ratatouille? Challenge set!
Hmmmmmm, no idea. You could maybe try filling up silicone ice cube trays with it and freezing them into cubes so you can batter and deep fry them.
Oh great,so now eating certain foods is a male privilege?Dude,can you just not?Stop putting gender labels on everything,thanks.
Huh?