Wake up to overnight sous vide bacon with this step-by-step recipe. Learn how to sous vide bacon, the right time and temperature for sous vide cooked bacon, and how to arrange it in the bag.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time8 hourshrs
Finishing Time5 minutesmins
Total Time8 hourshrs10 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
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Preheat sous vide machine to 142ºTransfer bacon from packaging to a sous vide bag. Add salt and vacuum seal bag.
Sous vide bacon at 142ºF for 8 hours.
Once done in the sous vide bath, transfer bacon to a paper towel lined cutting board. Pat bacon dry.
Heat a large skillet to medium-high and add bacon. Sear each side about 30-60 seconds, until bacon gets crispy. Once done, transfer to a paper towel lined cutting board and serve.
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Protect your countertops. I put a cutting board between my sous vide bath and natural countertops. This is a long cook, and if the sous vide bath is directly on the countertops it could cause your surface to crack-- not a good thing.
Remember to keep the water level high. Use a sous vide lid to help keep heat in.
How do you store bacon cooked sous vide style? You don’t need a separate storage container to refrigerate the sous vide bacon. It can stay in the sous vide bag until you’re ready for it.
Can you sous vide bacon in bulk? Yes - There's almost no easier way to prep bacon for breakfast. I like to cook a pound at a time, and then take out a few pieces every day for breakfast. The final searing heats them beautifully, and they’ll be ready for your breakfast plate in as little as fifty seconds.
Wondering how to heat frozen sous vide bacon? If you’ve frozen cooked sous vide bacon, don’t worry about a separate defrost step. Just cook in a pan for about one minute or, if you prefer, nuke in the microwave for 30 seconds.
Any tips for how to serve bacon?I love bacon with many different dishes. If you’re serving it with soup or salad, break it in small pieces and sprinkle it on top. When accompanying a plated dish, you can leave bacon in longer strips.