Name: Spicy Candied Bacon
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons mild red chili powder; 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed; 12 thickly-sliced pieces applewood-smoked bacon

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From the blog Serious Eats. It looks so yummy. I like bacon and this is something I want to try very soon.

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ingredients

2 tablespoons mild red chili powder
³⁄₄ cup brown sugar, firmly packed
12 thickly-sliced pieces applewood-smoked bacon

directions

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
Mix the chili powder and brown sugar in a shallow bowl.
Fit a sheet of parchment paper onto a jelly-roll pan.
Bury each slice of bacon in the chili and sugar mixture; rub both sides to assure the mixture adheres.
Lay the bacon strips on the prepared pan.
The bacon strips may be left flat or twisted two or three times by holding each end to make a candied "stick".
Bake for 30 minutes without turning.
Always transfer candied bacon using tongs; the hot sugar can easily burn your fingers.

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review by mommyluvs2cook

6/10/2016

Delicious! Cooked at a higher temp. for a shorter amount of time. It worked fine and was yummy :)
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6/10/2016
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9/28/2011
review by TasteTester

9/28/2011

Everyone in the family here loves bacon, and what a treat to find a recipe we can use for a snack. I made it twice -- the first time I covered the bacon slices generously with the brown sugar mixture, but they came out of the oven a little burnt. So I made them again, this time brushing any excess sugar off the bacon slices and they didn't burn at all. Both times I did have a problem getting the slices as crispy as I would have liked, but the taste was terrific nonetheless. And the applewood bacon was a flavor I had never tried before. Two of us finished the entire batch in one sitting; it was that good. Thanks for posting.
review by Sharon123

9/8/2011

I don't eat meat, but saw this recipe and wondered how it would work with veggie bacon. WOW. This was so good. I'm glad I just used 3 slices bacon or I would have eaten the whole package. Thanks for the inspiration Boomette! Made for the Australian Swap-Sept. 2011.