Smoked Chili Candied Bacon - we're talking MAN CANDY

• Gluten free

• Meat

  • 1 lb Bacon, thick-cut high quality

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 cup Brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Cayenne
  • 2 tsp Chili powder
  • 1 3/4 tsp Paprika, smoked

Found on thekitchenwhisperer.net

Description

Ingredients

• 1 lb thick-cut, high quality bacon
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 1/2-3/4 tsp cayenne
• 1 3/4 tsp smoked paprika

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400F.
• Combine brown sugar, chili powder, cayenne and 1 tsp smoked paprika.
• Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Place a wire cooling rack on top.
• Spray the rack with cooking spray.
• Place the pieces of bacon on top of the rack trying not to overlap.
• Sprinkle with 3/4 smoked paprika.
• Place in oven and cook for 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven sprinkle the bacon liberally with the sugar spice mixture trying to evenly coat the top.
• Return to oven and cook for 10 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and flip the bacon.
• Sprinkle liberally with the sugar spice mixture, evenly coating.
• Return to the oven and cook for 10 minutes.
• If the bacon is not crispy enough (remember it’ll crisp up as it cools), flip the bacon over, sprinkle again with any remaining sugar spice mixture and bake for a few more minutes.
• Remove from the oven, allow to cool 1 minute on the rack and then using cooking tongs, remove the bacon from the rack and plate.