Green Beans with Garlic Parmesan and Bacon

The Best Green Beans

If you’re looking for a recipe that will make everyone love Green Beans, look no further. This dish is crisp, it is vibrant and most of all full of flavor. It’s got all of my favorite ingredients, including one secret ingredient that really takes this vegetable to the next level. With out it, I wouldn’t even bother making this recipe, it makes that big of a difference. What’s the secret ingredient? Lemon!

Fresh Green Beans

Don’t try to make this recipe using a bag of frozen or canned Green Beans, please, I implore you. If that’s all you have, don’t use this recipe because it won’t even come close to how good it would be using fresh ingredients. Grow them, buy them, I don’t care how you get them, just be sure to use them straight off the vine. You can also add other fresh veggies like red onion and tomatoes.

In this recipe, I blanch the green beans with out an ice water bath. I do this for two reasons. A cold water shock just prevents the beans from cooking any further but, in this recipe, you don’t want to do that. This is not a dish that is served cold. Once the bacon is cooked I continue to saute the beans in the bacon grease, anyway. So the cold shock is not necessary.

Green Beans with Garlic Parmesan and Bacon Ingredients:

Blanching
2 qt Boiling Water
2 tbsp Salt

1 lbs Green Beans, fresh
2 Bacon Strips, chopped
2 Garlic Cloves, chopped
1 tbsp Parmesan Cheese, grated
1 tbsp Lemon Juice
Salt and Pepper to taste

Puff Pancakes

The Best Puff Pancakes

Puff Pancakes are amazing and I fell in love with them from the start. My family, however, always called them Popeye Pancakes. I don’t really know why. All I remember is being very young when my older sister came home with the recipe, from the sleep over she had just had at a girlfriends slumber party. She raved about them and my siblings and I have been eating them ever since. I know that most folks call them German Puff Pancakes and that others like to cook them Dutch Oven style but, other than that, I can’t tell you the history behind them because honestly, I’m sorry to say, I’m not really interested. :-p

Baking Puff Pancakes

One of the things you should know about Puff Pancakes is that they shrink down, considerably. Clearly they get their name from the amount of poof the pancake gets when it puffs up during the baking but, after only a minute out of the oven, the size is drastically cuts in half. So if you’re wondering what the hell happened to your Puff Pancakes when they deflate, like a flat tire, understand that this is completely normal.

Additions for Puff Pancakes

The great thing about these pancakes is that you can add just about anything you want to them, including fruit or vegetable toppings. You can even bake them into the Puff Pancakes themselves, if you prefer. Other options can include Meats like ham, sausage or bacon. Personally, I usually just prepare mine the way I show you how to do it in the Video Recipe Tutorial, only I usually make a larger batch for the whole family, like the picture above in the Casserole dish. And this recipe is large enough to bake in a 9×13 Casserole dish, btw. I like to cut it up into 8 equal servings and serve it with Maple Syrup or my Homemade Berry Syrup.

Other Breakfast and Brunch recipes you might be interested in are my Oreo Waffles, Potato Waffles with Cheese, Crepes with Cherry Topping and my Breakfast Burrito with Chorizo. I also have an Ultimate Omelette and an Egg Bread Bowl you might want to check out.

Puff Pancakes Ingredients:

1/4 cup Butter
6 eggs
1 cup Flour
1 cup Milk
1 tsp Sugar
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
1 tsp Vanilla
Powder Sugar, optional

You want to bake these for 20-25 minutes at 375 degrees Fahrenheit and be sure to watch the short video tutorial, for this Puff Pancakes recipe, and I’ll show you how easy these are to make.

Bacon Fried Shrimp with Pepper Jack Cheese

Close-up of crispy bacon-wrapped shrimp on a serving platter, garnished with parsley — Bacon Fried Shrimp with black pepper stuffed with Pepper-Jack Cheese, served in a green dish on a black plate.

The Best Bacon Fried Shrimp

When I first had Bacon Fried Shrimp, all I could do was melt into myself with pleasure. I remember my head tilting back with my eyes closed as that bacon and shrimp exploded with flavor with each bite. Oh… and did I mention the Pepper Jack Cheese? Wow! Each one of these prawns is stuffed with cheese before they’re wrapped with an entire piece of bacon. Then, they are each seasoned with black ground pepper before they’re fried to perfection.

Bacon-wrapped shrimp and Pepper Jack Cheese frying in a pan, sizzling to crispy perfection. — Pan-fried Bacon Fried Shrimp with Pepper Jack Cheese, sizzling in a stainless steel frying pan on the stove-top.

Grilling Bacon Fried Shrimp

This dish may be called “Bacon Fried Shrimp,” but don’t feel limited by the frying pan. These savory, bacon-wrapped shrimp shine just as brightly on the grill, making them a surefire hit at barbecues and parties. Want to mix things up? You can even bake them if that’s more your style. No matter how you cook them, the key is simple: ensure the bacon is cooked all the way through for maximum flavor and safety.

And for an extra kick, I whipped up a Spicy Mayo Dipping Sauce that takes these shrimp to the next level. It’s creamy, tangy, and packs a flavor punch that perfectly complements the crispy, juicy shrimp. Trust me, you’re going to love it!

If you like this Bacon Fried Shrimp recipe, be sure to check out some of my other Shrimp recipes. Thai Red Curry Shrimp, Shrimp Scampi and Firecracker Shrimp, which is a lot like the Bonefish Grill’s “Bang bang shrimp.” Here’s a list and short video of 20 Shrimp Recipes that you can choose from.

Bacon Fried Shrimp Ingredients:

12 Jumbo Shrimp: Peeled, deveined, and ready for cooking.
1 (12 oz) package of thin-sliced Bacon: Choose a thinner cut to ensure even cooking and crispness.
1/4 lbs Pepper Jack Cheese: (optional) Cut into small slices that will fit perfectly over each shrimp.
Black Pepper: Sprinkle coarse ground black pepper over the outside of the bacon wrapped shrimp.

For the Spicy Mayo Dipping Sauce:

1/4 cup Mayonnaise: The creamy base for the sauce.
1 tbsp Ketchup: Adds a touch of sweetness and tang.
1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce: Enhances the savory umami flavor.
1 tsp Sriracha: For a balanced kick of heat.
1/2 tsp Horseradish: Adds a subtle, spicy bite.
1 pinch of Dill: A fresh herbal note to complement the shrimp.

Cooking Instructions

Serve: Arrange the bacon-fried shrimp on a platter with the spicy mayo dipping sauce on the side.
Prepare the Shrimp: Wrap each jumbo shrimp and slice of cheese tightly with a slice of bacon. Secure with a toothpick if needed.
Heat the Oil: Pour 1/2 inch of canola oil into a skillet and preheat over medium heat.
Cook the Shrimp: Fry the bacon-wrapped shrimp in 1/2 inch of Canola oil. It’s best to pan fry in batches for about 5 minutes per side, or until the bacon is crispy and shrimp is cooked through, then serve.

Be sure to watch the short video tutorial and I’ll show you exactly how to make these Bacon Fried Shrimp.

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