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Spicy Sweet, Candied Bacon
This one's got it all, Bacon, Spicy Heat, a hint of Chocolate, and the sweetness of the Dark Brown Sugar. How can you go wrong with these GREAT flavors.
You'll notice that the rub I've used is almost the same as my Butt Kickin' Cocoa Rub, but without the salt. I figured that there was enough salt in the bacon, and there was. So this one technically has "No Added Salt".
If you love bacon, you've got to try this one. While it's cooking, all you smell is bacon plus a little of the sweetness from the dark brown sugar. But when you taste the first piece, it's more addictive than my Spicy Pecans. I think I'm going to try a bacon flavored spicy pecan next.
Note: If you use a thick sliced bacon, it won't get crispy before the sugar and cocoa powder burn.
2. Cut the bacon in 1/2 making to shorter pieces out of each slice. Cut each of these shorter slices in half again (lengthwise) making a total of 16 strips of bacon. Set aside.
3. Mix up the rub with your fingers, or a whisk, being sure to break up any lumps of brown sugar.
4. Roll the bacon strips in the rub, being sure to get a good coating on the top and bottom of each piece. Place on a rack set in a sheet pan.
5. Let it rest to completely cool before serving. After it's cool, you can eat it as strips, or, chop it up to use as a garnish for your favorite ice cream.
Candied Bacon
6. As you can see by the picture, these are pretty dark colored, to say the least. Don't let that fool you because the taste was Super. Because all I had on the boast when I was testing this recipe was my normal thick cut bacon, these cooked for 30 minutes, and still were not as crisp as they should have been. The moral, USE THIN SLICED BACON.
