By Christie Vanover | Published September 19, 2015 | Last Updated February 16, 2023
Skewer up America’s favorite breakfast meat to make campfire bacon.
This is a recipe (or really more of a technique) that I discovered while camping.
I vowed to make recipes using only foil and skewers, and no way was I going to give up bacon in the process. If you can put a marshmallow on a stick, by God, you can put bacon on a stick.
The secret to getting your bacon evenly crispy is to weave each strip onto a skewer, leaving a gap between weaves. Then, continue weaving more strips on the skewer, leaving a few inches empty at the end.
Prepare a campfire and set two logs or rocks on each side of the flames so you can rest the skewers on the logs/stones over the flames.
Rotate the skewers every 5 or so minutes to ensure even cooking and browning. You might get a few flare-ups…that’s just a bacon grease fireworks celebration. If it gets too out-of-hand, have a squirt bottle with water near by to put out some hot spots.
Your bacon should be crispy, ready and extra smoky in about 30 minutes.
What a happy campfire breakfast!
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Campfire Bacon
Ingredients
- 1 lb bacon
- 1 tsp Christie Vanover's Pork Rub optional
Instructions
- Sprinkle each piece of bacon with my Pork Rub (This step is optional)
- Weave each strip of bacon onto a skewer, leaving a gap between weaves. Then, continue weaving more strips on the skewer, leaving a few inches empty at the end.
- Prepare a campfire and set two logs or rocks on each side of the flames so you can rest the skewers on the logs/stones over the flames.
- Rotate the skewers every 5 for a total of 30 minutes to ensure even cooking.
Nutrition
This estimate was created using an online nutrition calculator
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