Candied Bacon Strip

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Ingredients/ Instructions

Ingredients

• 1 pound thickly-sliced center-cut bacon
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 2 tbsp rice vinegar
• black pepper to taste

Instructions

Step 1

Place a wire cookie rack over a sheet pan and layout the strips of bacon in one layer. The strips of bacon can be touching, but shouldn’t be overlapping. Place in a preheated 350 degrees F. oven for 15 minutes.

Step 2

Whisk together the remaining ingredients in a small bowl. Remove the bacon, and using a pastry brush, lightly brush the sugar mixture on the bacon, turn and brush the other side. Return to the oven and cook for 5 minutes.

Step 3

Remove and repeat the process every five minutes, for about 30 minutes, or until the bacon is crisp and caramelized. Allow to cool on the rack until the bacon strips firm up.

Comments

• John - Mon 08 Mar 2010 @ 17:24

  I got the idea for making these from a guy named Rod Brooks, who hosts a sports talk show on KNBR, here in San Francisco. Ironically, I was on my way to the gym when I heard him talking about a party he recently hosted, and for an appetizer he had simply set out bowls of cooked bacon. Genius. I decided to take that idea and make it a little more holiday-ish by candying the strips of fatty pork. Let's face it, the holidays are all about taking our favorite things: sports, drinking, toys, food, etc., and enjoying them in seasonally acceptable levels of excess.

• John - Mon 08 Mar 2010 @ 17:24

  As I mention in the video, candied bacon is much more than a neat party favor. It makes the best BLT ever, and would make any plate of eggs so much more memorable. One tip I forgot to mention in the clip – line your pan with foil! The caramelized bacon drippings are a little tough to wash off! Enjoy.