Bourbon Candied Bacon Bites Recipes

CANDIED BOURBON BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil and a place wire rack over the baking sheet.
• Arrange the bacon strips on the rack, making sure that the strips don't overlap and there is some space between the strips.
• Use a silicone pastry brush to liberally slather the bourbon on both sides of the bacon.
• Sprinkle each slice of bacon with 1 heaping teaspoon of the brown sugar and spread out all over each strip.
• Sprinkle the strips lightly with the black pepper.
• Bake the bacon in the preheated oven until the sugar is melted and the strips are a deep golden brown in color - 18-25 minutes. Check the bacon often towards the end of cooking because it will burn quickly.
• Remove the pan from the oven and allow it to cool on the rack. It will crisp as it cools.
• When cool enough to handle, serve, and eat while warm.

CANDIED BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix brown sugar, rice vinegar, maple syrup, and black pepper in a small bowl.
• Place bacon slices on cooling rack set over a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, turn slices, and bake another 5 minutes.
• Remove bacon and brush both sides with brown sugar mixture. Return bacon to the oven and bake another 5 minutes. Repeat basting every 5 minutes until bacon is browned and crisp, about 35 minutes.