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Howl's bacon and eggs (Howl's Moving Castle)
A generous and crispy breakfast inspired by the legendary pan from Howl's Moving Castle: smoked bacon, soft fried eggs, and toasted bread. Simple, rustic, and very comforting.
4 servings5 min prep15 min cook
4 servings
Ingredients
thick-cut smoked bacon8 slicesbase
farm-fresh eggs8base
country bread8 slicespairing
unsalted butter20 g (1 3/8 tbsp)pantry
sunflower oil1 tbsppantry
fine saltto tastepantry
ground black pepperto tastepantry
Steps
- Take the eggs out of the refrigerator while you prepare the rest: they will cook more evenly, and the yolk will stay softer.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat with a drizzle of oil, then lay the bacon flat without crowding; let it sizzle until the edges begin to curl and brown.
- Flip the bacon and continue cooking until it is golden, shiny, and still slightly pliable in the center; set it aside on a warm plate while keeping the flavorful fat in the pan.
- Add the butter to the same skillet and let it gently foam without burning; it should smell nutty and smoky.
- Crack the eggs into the hot skillet, lower the heat a little, and let cook without stirring until the whites are set and the yolks remain rounded and shiny.
- Lightly salt the whites and pepper the yolks at the end of cooking; if the whites take too long to set, tilt the pan and baste them with the hot fat.
- While the eggs finish cooking, toast the bread until crispy on the outside and still soft in the center.
- Serve immediately on warm plates: crispy bacon, perfectly shiny fried eggs, and toasted bread on the side for mopping up the yolk.
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The cuts in this recipe
Pork: Pork belly
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