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Bacon Cuchifrito

Bacon Cuchifrito pairs crisp bacon with smoky tinapa fried rice, salted duck egg salad, and cucumber.

30 minutes · Serves 4

Ingredients for Bacon Cuchifrito

  • 12 slices streaky bacon
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • Sliced cucumber
  • Oil, as needed
  • 1/3 cup flaked tinapa
  • 5 cups leftover rice
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • Salt, to taste
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 salted duck eggs, chopped
  • 2 calamansi, or lemon or lime
  • Freshly ground black pepper, for salad

How to cook Bacon Cuchifrito

  1. 1.Heat oil in a frying pan. Lightly coat bacon with flour and fry until golden and crisp; set aside.
  2. 2.Combine tomatoes, onion, and salted duck eggs in a bowl. Squeeze over calamansi and add black pepper.
  3. 3.In another pan, sauté garlic and tinapa until fragrant.
  4. 4.Add leftover rice, season with salt and black pepper, and stir-fry until hot and evenly mixed.
  5. 5.Serve fried rice with bacon, salted duck egg salad, and sliced cucumber.
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