Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 pound thick sliced bacon
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons Cajun spice
  • 2 tablespoons black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons bacon grease
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Cajun spice
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2-1/4 cups whole milk
  • 4 buttermilk biscuits
  • 4 servings mashed potatoes

Instruction

  • Briefly fry the bacon in a skillet until it is limp and has rendered fat but not yet browned; drain.
  • Use the bacon grease in the skillet, measuring 3 tablespoons of that and adding the butter.
  • Heat that in the skillet with the salt, pepper, Cajun spice and flour for a couple of minutes.
  • Add the cold milk all at once and use a whisk to stir over med-low heat until the gravy comes to a boil; boil one minute to thicken then turn off the heat.
  • Have your biscuits and mashed prepped and ready.
  • Stir together the flour coating of flour, Cajun spice, black pepper and salt.
  • Dredge the partially cooked bacon in the flour, tapping off excess.
  • Allow that to sit quietly for five minutes then dredge again.
  • Place bacon on mesh racks in the Breville smart air oven; set the Breville to 300F on the airfry/convection setting. (I recommend placing a pan on a rack underneath to catch the drippings.)
  • Cook for 5 minutes then turn the bacon over and cook 5-7 minutes more or until lightly browned and crisp.
  • Serve the chicken fried bacon with mashed, cream gravy and biscuits as you prefer.