16 December 2023 , 16:00
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We don't want to go bacon your heart but did you know there is a right way to cook bacon according to one chef everyone has been doing it wrong all this time.
Top chef Jeff Bakes who has more than three decades of experience and has made meals for music legends Queen has shared his secret to cooking the perfect rasher.
Jeff, who has worked in culinary spaces for most of his life says that many people make the mistake of making their fry-ups too greasy. He says that the bacon should be cooked to a crisp and according to him, there is a very simple method to achieve such results.
Old habits die hard but if a Michelin-starred cook, who has worked with some of the best in the business is giving away tips on how to cook the perfect bacon it might be worth listening to. You need to start with a hot pan instead of plopping the bacon into a slow-heating cooking pan and waiting for it to heat up.
A Michelin-starred chef says everyone has been cooking bacon wrong all along (Getty Images/iStockphoto)Slow and steady is not the way forward in this case, according to Jeff who says: "I find that the best way to cook bacon is on a medium to high heat pan with a small amount of natural fat, searing it on each side for a minute or so.
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“If the bacon is properly dry cured and cut to a nice thickness, it should caramelise on the edges.
“The fat will then render without dissolving, resulting in delicious flavour.”
Jeff who is executive development chef for Online butchery retailer also has another tip but this one is slightly more controversial, he doesn’t think you should be adding any condiments to your bacon either. Yes, that’s right, no ketchup.
He said the bacon “won’t need” anything to enhance its taste and it would be perfect just cooked the way he advised.
Jeff, who likes to do things his way has shared the mistake people are making when cooking curry too. He believes that to get the best flavour from spices they should be ‘tempered’ in a pan.
This simply means heating them in a pan and infusing the spices in oil before adding to the meal.
He said: "It’s a simple, quick step that reaps rewards when it comes to enhancing your dish and intensifying the flavours from the spices.”
You probably have been trawling through the internet for the best way to cook a turkey and not end up producing a over , another food expert recommends smothering it in mayonnaise.
Speaking to the Daily Star, Culinary Director Justin Chapple says this is the secret to cooking the perfect roast.
"When you cover your turkey with mayonnaise, it bastes it during the roasting process, keeping the meat moist and tender.”
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