Bacon Chicken Stirfry Recipes

BACON AND EGG STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Make the candied bacon: Cook the bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, about 10 minutes; remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Pour the drippings into a small bowl and set aside; wipe out the skillet.
• Cook the sugar with 1 teaspoon water in a small saucepan over medium heat, swirling the pan occasionally, until dark amber, about 5 minutes. Stir in the vinegar and star anise; simmer 1 more minute. Stir in the bacon until coated, then spread out in a single layer on a baking sheet to cool; discard the star anise.
• Make the stir-fry: Whisk the eggs with the wine and a pinch each of salt and pepper in a large bowl until frothy. Heat 2 tablespoons of the reserved bacon drippings in the skillet over medium-high heat, swirling to coat. Add the scallions and cook, stirring, until just tender, about 15 seconds.
• Pour the egg mixture into the skillet and tilt to spread evenly. Cook until the edges just start setting, then stir rapidly with a rubber spatula until the eggs are almost set, about 1 more minute. Transfer to a plate and wipe out the skillet.
• Add 1 more tablespoon of the reserved bacon drippings to the skillet, swirling to coat. Add the tomatoes, sprinkle with the sugar and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes start breaking down, about 2 minutes. Add the cornstarch and cook, stirring, until the liquid thickens, 1 minute.
• Fold the scrambled eggs into the tomato mixture. Sprinkle with the candied bacon and more scallions; serve over rice.

BACON AND KIMCHI NOODLE STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the broccolini and cook until bright green and crisp-tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove with tongs to a colander and run briefly under cool water. (Keep the pot of water boiling.) Meanwhile, stir the kimchi brine, sesame oil, brown sugar, garlic and red pepper flakes in a small bowl.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the vegetable oil and bacon and cook, stirring, until the bacon is crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in the red onion and cook until browned and softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the kimchi and cook until softened, about 2 minutes.
• Add the noodles to the boiling water and cook until al dente, about 3 minutes. Using tongs, transfer the noodles to the skillet (reserve the cooking water); stir until the noodles are well coated in the bacon-onion mixture.
• Add the broccolini and kimchi sauce to the skillet and toss until combined, about 1 minute. (Add up to 1/2 cup of the reserved cooking water if the pasta is too dry.) Season with salt. Divide among plates; top with the toasted sesame seeds and finely chopped kimchi.

BACON MUSHROOM CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Pour melted butter into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Add chicken, skin side down; sprinkle with seasoning salt and garlic. Turn chicken over, season, and lay bacon strips on top. Sprinkle with mushrooms.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes to 60 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.
• Remove chicken, bacon and mushrooms to a platter and keep warm. Pour juices from baking dish into a small saucepan and whisk together with cream over low heat until thickened. Pour sauce over chicken and serve warm.

BACON-GARLIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pound chicken with a meat mallet to 1/2-in. thickness; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Lightly coat both sides with flour; shake off excess. , In a nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. With a slotted spoon, remove bacon to paper towels; reserve 1 teaspoon drippings., In same pan, heat butter and drippings over medium heat. Add chicken; cook until no longer pink, 4-6 minutes per side. Remove from pan., Add garlic, rosemary and pepper flakes to pan; cook and stir until garlic begins to color, 1-2 minutes. Stir in broth and lemon juice; bring to a boil, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Cook until slightly thickened, 3-4 minutes., Return chicken and bacon to pan; heat through, turning chicken a few times to coat.

BACON AND CHICKEN FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Stir instant white rice into boiling water. Cook rice until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Heat oil in a separate skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken in hot oil until cooked through and no longer pink in the middle, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Fry bacon in a large wok or skillet over medium-high until hot and cooked through but not yet crunchy, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove bacon to a plate lined with paper towels. Drain fat from wok, reserving 1 to 2 tablespoons of drippings in the bottom of the wok. Cut bacon into small pieces.
• Return wok to medium-high heat and heat reserved bacon drippings. Combine rice, chicken, bacon, green onions, and soy sauce in the wok; cook and stir until evenly mixed and hot, 2 to 3 minutes.

BACON AND CHICKEN STIR-FRY FOR YOUR CAT

Steps:

• Melt butter in a wok or pan over medium heat and add bacon and chicken.
• Stir-fry a few minutes until lightly cooked.
• Allow to cool 5 minutes and serve in your best china.

BACON AND MUSHROOM STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Cook bacon until fat is rendered out, remove with slotted spoon, reserve. Pour off all but 2 Tbsp of bacon fat, keeping the excess in reserve if you wish to use it in the stir frying of the vegetables. Vegetable oil is really better.
• Combine all sauce ingredients in a small bowl, stir until cornstarch is dissolved.
• Pour over vegetables and bacon; cook and stir only until sauce thickens.
• Serve over hot brown rice, or Chinese noodles, topped with additional soy sauce and toasted sesame seeds.

CHICKEN, SMOKY BACON STIRFRY

Steps:

• Heat a wok over a high heat and add the groundnut oil
• When the oil starts to smoke, add the bacon and stir-fry for 2 mins until crispy
• Add the chicken and stir-fry for 4 mins
• As the chicken turns from pink to opaque, add the rice wine or sherry
• Add the bamboo shoots and bean sprouts and stiur-fry for 1 minute, then season to taste with the soy sauce, oyster sauce and sesame oil
• Garnish with the spring onion and serve immediately with whichever rice you fancy. A suggestion is jasmine rice on it's own or boiled with 1.5cm cubes of sweet potato, or egg fried rice.

CHICKEN WITH BACON AND CABBAGE

Steps:

• Fry bacon until golden in a heavy three-quart casserole. Remove bacon from pan and drain on absorbent paper.
• Dry chicken pieces and brown them well, a few at a time, in the bacon fat in the pan. Remove chicken and set aside. Pour all but one tablespoon of the bacon fat out of the pan.
• Saute the onion in the one tablespoon of bacon fat over low heat until soft but not brown. Add the garlic and saute a few minutes longer. Add the vinegar and deglaze the pan, scraping up any browned particles. Add the cabbage to the pan, cover and cook over very low heat until the cabbage is wilted, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Stir in the wine, thyme, pepper and the bacon. Return the chicken to the pan. Cover and simmer over low heat about 35 minutes, until the chicken is done.
• Arrange the chicken on a serving platter. Arrange the cabbage mixed with bacon alongside or around the chicken, draining it well to leave as much cooking liquid as possible in the pan. Cover to keep warm.
• Briefly boil down the cooking liquid to thicken it slightly. Off heat, swirl in the butter bit by bit. Spoon some of the sauce over the chicken and the rest over the cabbage before serving.