Is there a method for desalinating bacon?
Bacon contains a rather large amount of salt which can pose problems for people who are trying to find ways to reduce salt in their diet.
Is there some method that can be used to reduce the amount of salt in bacon?
Best Answer
If you're buying bacon at the store, and trying to reduce the actual sodium in the product you've just purchased - you're out of luck. Like most things, you can't un-salt it. You can reduce the flavor, but in your case, the sodium is still there.
Alternative options include:
- Buy reduced sodium bacon
- Make reduced sodium bacon
- Use less bacon, in order to reduce the total sodium intake.
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Is there a way to make bacon less salty?
If you want to cut back on the salty flavor of your bacon, try soaking it in cold water for a couple of hours before you cook it. Just be careful not to overdo it, as you'll be losing some of the delectably smoky taste as well.What to do with very salty bacon?
Soak and rinse... completely immerse the side of bacon for a few hours in clean, cold ice-water, drain, rinse, and repeat. A cooler is best for this, as it keeps the meat cool and offers lots of water for the salt to dilute into, otherwise a use a large pot in the fridge.How do you get the water out of bacon?
By letting the cold water come to a simmer, then cooking the water away completely, you hold the bacon at a temperature that allows the fat to cook away without drying out the bacon. Once the water's gone, you simply need to brown the meat.What is the fastest way to remove salt from Gammon?
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Answer 2
You CAN desalt bacon.
Place the bacon in tupperware filled with water. Be sure to arrange the bacon so they are interlaced at the ends, allowing their surfaces to be exposed to the water.
Leave it overnight in the fridge. Drain the water.
Be careful, though, as removing the salts and preservatives will shorten the lifespan of your bacon. Therefore, you'll have to consume it relatively quickly. Otherwise, only desalt the peices you expect to eat.
Answer 3
Another option to consider is to go to your local butcher and ask them to cure you some bacon specially. As @rfusca says, "you can't 'unsalt' it", but the butcher can cure it with significantly less salt. Alternately, the butcher may be willing to either smoke cure or sugar cure the slab.
Answer 4
You can reduce the salt content of bacon by blanching it in simmering water for 30-60 seconds before you fry it. This is just like boiling a country ham in order to remove salt prior to baking. This will not remove all of the salt, but will make it noticeably less salty.
Answer 5
Place cooled cooked bacon in frying pan and cover with water and heat up for a few minutes. Then drain the water off and reheat in frying pan or microwave. Will reduce saltiness by half.
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