Is there anything better than bacon? Probably not. But there is a way to make bacon even better than it already is.
Just ask TikToker Abby Durlewanger (aka @houseofketo). The keto food blogger’s passion for bacon is helping others realize their dreams of heaping plates of crispy cured pork.
In a video about her “Twisted Bacon” cooking technique, Durlewanger shows the perfect way to cook a whole pack of bacon on a single baking sheet.
“All you do is take a slice of bacon and you just start twisting it,” she says in the clip. “You twist it. You can make it tight or loose.”
For tougher bacon, Durlewanger suggests looser swirls. Twist the bacon tightly for a crispier bite.
Durlewanger said she’s lost 130 pounds in the past five years on a ketogenic diet – and bacon has been one of her secret weapons.
For tougher bacon, use looser swirls; Twist the bacon tightly for a crispier bite.Terri Peters
“Bacon is beautiful,” she told me. “It can be a main protein, not always a topping or accessory, that we wrap our food in. It’s also a great protein option for people on keto because it has a great protein to fat ratio, which gives us gram after gram makes more saturated. “
Durlewanger discovered the technique a few years ago when she volunteered to bring bacon to a party at her gym.
“I had so much to do and it was taking forever,” she explained. “I overfilled the pan and started turning it to fit better. They cooked perfectly and looked so fun.”
“I think it works well because you can cook the entire package on the sheet pan and not have to worry about it overlapping,” she continued. “Getting just the right amount of crunch with a light chew also helps to make the perfect bacon.”
Since her hack went viral on social media, Durlewanger has seen people use the twisted pieces of bacon as a side dish in Bloody Marys and as an accent on sausage boards. In her home, where her husband, children, and dogs follow a keto diet, bacon is mostly eaten as a snack, on salads and wraps, or as the main protein at dinner.
I tried Durlewanger’s bacon hack at home, carefully following their instructions until I spiced some of the twists with all the bagel seasoning and used a favorite jalapeño and red chilli seasoning on the other half.
After turning a pound of bacon and hanging it in my oven at 400 F for about 40 minutes, I was rewarded with perfect bacon. Each slice was browned, crispy, and ready to nibble.
When my “twisted bacon” came out of the oven, I agreed with Durlewanger: It was perfect.Terri Peters
Durlewanger recommends low-sodium bacon that has no sugar in the ingredients, and when seasoning your bacon, she recommends using it a little bit adventurously.
“The sky’s the limit with your spice flavors,” she said. “We’re from Maryland, so we love good Old Bay bacon. We made lemon and pepper bacon, chilli cayenne pepper bacon, garlic and herb bacon, jalapeño bacon, and so many other wonderful combinations. I think Bacon is meat too, so we season it just like any other meat. “
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