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Skewer up America’s favorite breakfast meat to make campfire bacon.

bacon on skewers over campfire

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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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4.34 from 15 votes

Campfire Bacon

Just because you’re camping out, doesn’t mean you have to go without bacon.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients 

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

Calories: 472kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 14gFat: 45gSaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 750mgPotassium: 224mgVitamin A: 40IUCalcium: 6mgIron: 0.5mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
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I’m Christie, the head cook and award-winning competitive pitmaster for Team Girls Can Grill. I have won multiple grand championships and top 10 category finishes. I’m an expert grill reviewer for BBQ Guys, and I have appeared on the Food Network and Ninja Woodfire Grill infomercials. I established this website in 2015 to share my BBQ tips and recipes.

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