Smoked Candied Bacon Food

BACON CANDY

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl combine the brown sugar and maple syrup. Mix it thoroughly until you have a thick sugary paste.
• Open your pack of bacon and using a pair of tongs put each piece into your bowl, one by one. Once all of the bacon is in the bowl, toss the pieces in the mixture until all of them have a sticky coating of brown sugar and maple syrup.
• Set your smoker to cook at 225 degrees. I like using Oak Pellets, but Cherry or Apple are good for this recipe too.
• When your smoker is up to temp place each piece of bacon on the grill grate. Be sure to give each piece some good spacing. The bacon will shrink as it cooks, but it won't cook evenly if you have pieces overlapping or touching one another.
• After an hour at 225 degrees flip each piece of bacon. The fat in the bacon is slowly rendering, and by flipping the bacon it will cook a little more evenly. If you really want to get crazy, you can brush some more maple syrup on the bacon slices after you flip them.
• Check on the bacon thirty minutes after the flip to check on the progress. Some of your pieces may look like they are close to done, and if that's the case I'd recommend pulling those pieces off the smoker to taste test them. This bacon won't crisp up the same way that bacon does in a skillet, but I promise you the flavor is out of this world.
• Continue checking on the bacon every ten minutes, and when the bacon starts to take on a darker color, and it's somewhat firm when you pick it up with tongs, it's time to pull it off the smoker. Put the bacon on a rack to let it cool a few minutes, and then dig in.

SMOKED CANDIED BACON

Steps:

• Preheat smoker to 275°F. Place a small handful of pecan wood chips in smoker firebox.
• Cover cooking pan or baking tray with aluminum foil. Place cooking rack on top of tray. Arrange bacon across rack, leaving about half an inch between each strip.
• Using a basting brush, apply maple syrup across the top side of the bacon. Sprinkle BBQ rub and brown sugar across bacon.
• Transfer baking tray to smoker and close lid. Smoke for 15 minutes, or until the sugar has started to melt. Flip bacon over and apply remainder of maple syrup, rub, and brown sugar across the surface. Close lid and smoke for a further 15 minutes.
• Remove from smoker and serve immediately

SMOKED CANDIED BACON

Steps:

• Preheat your smoker to 275 degrees F.
• Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place a flat cooking rack on top of the baking sheet and lay the bacon down in a single layer on the rack.
• Brush the top side of the bacon with maple syrup, then sprinkle each piece with some of the brown sugar and the sweet rub.
• Place the baking sheet in the smoker and close the lid. Smoke for 12-15 minutes or until the fat has started to render, the sugar has mostly melted, and the edges have started to wrinkle.
• Flip the bacon over and brush the top with maple syrup, and sprinkle with the remaining brown sugar and sweet rub.
• Close the lid and smoke for an additional 12-15 minutes or until the bacon is cooked to your liking.
• Serve warm and enjoy!

CANDIED BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Put bacon slices in a bowl, season them with pepper and toss with the brown sugar. Cover a baking sheet with parchment or foil and arrange the bacon in a single layer on top. Sprinkle any sugar left in the bowl over the bacon. Top with another layer of parchment or foil and top it, squarely, with another baking sheet. The baking sheet will flatten the bacon as it cooks.
• Place the tray in the center of the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Check the bacon by lifting the top tray and parchment. If it is not golden brown and fairly crispy, resist the temptation to turn up the oven temperature, and cook it for 10 to 15 minutes longer. Check it again. Keep in mind that when you remove the tray and transfer the bacon to a serving platter or individual plates, the bacon will "crisp" up a little more. Be patient!

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.

CANDIED BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Mix the brown sugar and cumin. Dredge each bacon slice on both sides through the sugar mixture.
• Place the bacon on a baking pan with sides and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, depending on the thickness of your bacon. Place on a paper towel to drain the excess fat.

SPICY CANDIED BACON

Steps:

• 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.