We're always looking for healthier ways to enjoy our favourite foods and thankfully a cook has come up with a trick that is sure to please breakfast-loving Brits. Bacon is arguably the most popular item in the classic full English, but frying the meat in oil isn't great for our bodies. But did you know there's a low-calorie alternative that can provide you with the perfect level of crispiness? Let's Eat (@letseat_uk) explains how in a simple TikTok instructional video.
"This is how you cook the perfect crispy bacon in water every single every time," they began, revealing the not so secret ingredient. First, they added their rashes to a cold pan, before drizzling just enough water to cover the surface of the bacon. "Turn your stove on to a medium-low," Let's Eat continued, adding that using water allows the initial cooking temperature to remain low and gentle, so the meat remains its moisture whilst the fat renders.
"Adding bacon to add a hot pan doesn't allow the fat to fully render, which is why it can become chewy and you migt need to overcook the bacon in order to get the fat crispy," they explained. "This way, by the time the water has started to boil, the bacon fat is already fully rendered, which gives it a beautiful crisp rather than burning." Let's Eat added that if you're using a type of bacon that has a lot of fat, the rendered fat will finish the cook once the water has evaporated.
Conversely, they continued: "If you're using a type of bacon that doesn't have a lot.