Zesty Candied Bacon

Submitted by Debber

"The original recipe comes from Susan Branch's "Christmas" book. This has become our traditional holiday side dish for Christmas and New Year's Day breakfasts. Use a different type of mustard to punch up the flavor."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 3
• Yields: 1 lb
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 lb thick-cut bacon
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 tablespoons yellow mustard, more if you like

directions

1. In a large skillet, cook the bacon over medium heat until crispy. Drain fat between batches.
2. In a small bowl, mix sugar and mustard.
3. Once the last batch of bacon is fried and the grease poured off, put all the bacon back in the pan (over low heat).
4. Spoon the sugar mixture over the bacon and toss to coat. Work quickly as it sets up very fast.
5. Remove to serving platter, keeping pieces from touching (they stick); serve immediately.

Reviews

[Kookie Kathy]

This bacon was gobbled up with our fried eggs and toast so fast, we were licking the plates in no time! We loved the combo of flavors with the bacon. So yumm!

 

[Little Miss Cheffie]

This bacon is just the thing to serve when you want something special for breakfast, or when you have company. Goes great with just about any other breakfast item! I loved the flavor of the bacon and I think you will too!

 

[Edana]

This was delicious. It would be five stars, but for some reason the sugar/mustard mixture didn't set on my bacon, and it ended up gooey and chewy--I think I might have just had far too much of the mixture. I'll definitely try again and see if it works better, though. Thanks for the delicious recipe!

 

[Jami Robin]

Delicious - I couldn't stop eating it which was the only bad thing about it! I used dijon mustard instead of yellow - I like how the mustard keeps the bacon from tasting too sweet. Thanks!

 

[Tony Rules The Kitc]

We had breakfast together over the weekend and my DD''s and SIL grabbed them up like they were 20 dollar bills! We had along with homefries, fried eggs and multi grain toast. This was a huge hit with us all and I will make this again!