I love fried food.  I also love bacon.  So the combination of fried and bacon intrigued me.  So today I created a recipe for chicken fried bacon with gravy.  Yep, it wasn’t unhealthy enough.  

Chicken fried bacon was probably the most glorious thing that I have ever eaten.

Chicken Fried Bacon

• 1 lb thick sliced bacon
• 1/2 cup plus 3tbs flour
• 3/4 cup cream
• 2 eggs
• 4 tbs butter
• 20-30 saltines
• salt and pepper
• hot sauce
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 tbs worcestershire sauce

Frying the Bacon

I tried to make these with raw bacon and with partially cooked bacon.  I found that partially cooked bacon worked the best.  Since I wanted the bacon perfectly flat I used the microwave to partially cook the bacon. Place 4-6 strips of bacon on a paper towel lined plate.  Then top with a nother piece of paper towel.  Place in the microwave and cook on high for 3 minutes, remove and let cool.

Next dredge the cooled bacon in seasoned flour.  

Then dredge it in an egg wash.  To make the egg wash, mix two eggs with a 1/4 cup cream and a couple dashes of hot sauce. 

Now dredge the egg covered bacon in crushed saltine crackers.

Place into a medium/high heat heavy bottom pan that is coated with vegetable oil.   

Fry for about 2-4 minutes on each side.  Cook until the bacon is golden brown on each side. Remove from the pan and let drain on a paper towel.

Making the Gravy

To make the gravy melt 4tbs of butter in a pan and whisk in 3tbs of flour.  Cook until the flour turns slighly brown. 

Then add 1cup of chicken broth, 1/2 cup of cream, 1 tbs of worcestershire, a dash of hot sauce and salt and pepper. 

Heat until boiling and then reduce.  Stirring frequently.  Once it starts to thicken, remove from the heat and let sit for a couple of minutes. 

Serve the chicken fried bacon with the gravy for a heart stopping meal that is amazing.

This was the greatest appetizer/meal that I have ever had.  The chicken fried bacon with the gravy is unbelievably good.  There is nothing like dipping fried fat into more fat.

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