Chicken Fried Bacon is thick cut bacon dredged in seasoned flour and egg, like chicken fried steak, and then fried to a golden brown and served with Cream Gravy.
Whisk egg and milk together in a shallow dish or pie plate.
In a different shallow dish, mix together flour, onion powder, garlic powder and paprika.
Dredge each strip of thick cut bacon in egg, then flour and repeat. Set aside.
Heat oil in a frying pan over med-high heat.
Fry until each strip is golden brown. The cooking time vary greatly based on the thickness of your bacon. The average will be about 4-5 minutes per strip. Flip halfway to ensure even browning.
To make cream gravy, melt butter in a heavy bottom sauce pan over medium high heat. Add flour, whisking together until it forms a paste. Continue to whisk until it turns a dark brown and smells nutty.
Whisk in cream, ground pepper and salt.
Continue to whisk for 2-3 minutes or until cream gravy starts to thicken Remove from heat.