Bacon & Egg Strata
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 4 - 5 slices beef bacon cut into 1/2 inch pieces (see note)
- 1 Tb all-purpose flour
- ½ c chicken broth
- 6 eggs
- ¾ c half & half
- ¼ c freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dry basil
- ½ teaspoon garlic paste
- 1 loaf crusty bread 16 oz, such as ciabatta bread, French bread, or a baguette
- 4 oz Swiss cheese cut into 1/2 inch cubes
Instructions
- To begin, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- In a 10-inch cast iron skillet (or other oven-safe skillet), sauté the bacon pieces over medium low heat until the bacon is golden and crisp.
- With a slotted spoon, scoop the cooked bacon to a plate lined with paper towels, leaving the drippings in the skillet.
- To the drippings, whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute over medium-low heat.
- Whisk in the chicken broth. Stirring continually, cook until the broth begins to bubble and the sauce thickens. Remove from heat and set aside for a moment.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs and half & half together until frothy. Add in the Parmesan cheese, salt, black pepper, garlic paste, and basil. Stir this together.
- While whisking briskly, pour the thickened sauce from the skillet into the egg mixture and combine well. Set it aside a moment.
- Wipe your skillet clean with a paper towel.
- Take your loaf of bread and cut or tear it into half inch slices or torn pieces and layer this all inside the skillet, filling the skillet evenly. If you are slicing the bread, you can layer it in a nice pattern, but this will taste fantastic whether you take that extra step or not. Just make sure the bread is evenly distributed in the skillet.
- Sprinkle the cooked bacon all over the top.
- Pour the egg mixture over all of it.
- Top with the diced Swiss cheese.
- Bake this for 25-30 minutes, or until the center of the strata is set and puffy.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- If you do not have garlic paste, you can substitute one clove of garlic that is grated with a micro-plane or very finely minced OR use 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder instead.
- If your beef bacon is very lean, you may want to add a tablespoon or so of butter, ghee or duck fat.
See This Recipe:
https://cosmopolitancornbread.com/bacon-egg-strata/Nutrition
Serving: 1c | Calories: 776kcal | Carbohydrates: 102g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 227mg | Sodium: 1669mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 12g
