Breaded Fresh Bacon Skewers are very easy to make and great to enjoy. You can cook them in various ways: in the oven, in a pan, or on the grill. In the latter case, however, I recommend using metal skewers because during cooking, perhaps during a flare-up, they might catch fire. Mustard pairs perfectly with pork and gives the slices that right amount of moisture to be breaded without using eggs. Fresh herbs also work well, and if you don’t like sage and rosemary, feel free to use whatever you want, because the result will always be excellent. So a quick recipe, which can be prepared even at the last minute, or even a few days in advance, because bacon seasoned this way will keep perfectly in the refrigerator. Finally decide the cooking method depending on the season, because you can eat these skewers really all year round.
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- Cost: Affordable
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 4 servings
- Cooking methods: Electric Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 4 slices fresh bacon about 0.4 inches thick
- to taste mustard
- to taste salt
- 7 oz breadcrumbs
- 1 bunch sage
- 1 large sprig rosemary
- Half lemon, grated zest to taste
Tools
- 1 parchment paper
- 8 Skewers
- 1 Teaspoon
- 1 Baking sheet
- 1 Scissors
How to Prepare Breaded Fresh Bacon Skewers
To prepare Breaded Fresh Bacon Skewers, organize your workspace with all the ingredients already measured so that everything is at your fingertips.
In a deep but roomy dish, pour in the breadcrumbs and add a pinch of salt.
On a cutting board, chop the sage leaves with the rosemary using a knife, or you can also use a food processor.
Once you have finely chopped them, pour them over the breadcrumbs and mix everything.
With the help of a pair of scissors, remove the rind from the bacon and cut the slices in half, making the preparation easier and more practical.
Place the bacon slices on a surface, even a cutting board is fine, and with a teaspoon, spread a bit of mustard on one side.
Immediately pass that side into the herb-flavored breadcrumbs, turn the slice to the other side, and repeat the same operation.
Finally, the slices should be well breaded on both sides.
At this point, all that’s left is to skewer them and place them inside a baking sheet, previously lined with parchment paper.
Bake in a preheated oven at 392°F, fan mode, and let them cook for about half an hour, turning the skewers at least once.
Before turning off the oven, check that they are well browned, because only that way you will get crispy slices.
Serve your Breaded Fresh Bacon Skewers immediately while hot, perhaps sprinkling them with some grated lemon zest.
Tips and Variations
Preheating the oven before cooking the meat is really important because this way you avoid the stewing effect, which is the loss of liquids that would harden the food.
Breaded Fresh Bacon Skewers keep for a few days in the refrigerator, but raw, like any other breaded slice.
You can also do it cooked, but surely when you reheat them, they will lose their crispiness.
If you don’t like the aromatic herbs I’ve suggested, no problem, just use the ones you prefer because pork adapts well to any flavor.
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