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Candied Bacon With A Kick

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 I tried this recipe the other morning.  Who doesn’t love bacon?

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
  • 1 tablespoon Cayenne Pepper
  • 1 tablespoon Black Pepper
  • 1 pound thick-cut pork bacon

Preparation:

In a large frying pan over medium-high heat, slowly cook bacon until bacon is lightly browned on edges but still flexible, turning over once, approximately 5 minutes total per batch. Drain the fat each time. (Remember bacon crisps as it cools, so do not over cook.) Remove cooked bacon from the frying pan and place onto paper towels to soak up excess fat.

After draining fat from the frying pan, reduce heat to low.  Grab a bowl and add all the cooked bacon with the brown sugar, pepper and mustard mixture, tossing with a fork to coat the pieces evenly.  Return the bacon to the frying pan. (NOTE: Sugar melts very slowly and burns easily; reduce heat further if necessary, after the sugar begins to caramelize.) 

Remove from heat and transfer onto a wire rack to cool. Keep the pieces separate or they will stick together.

Gastronomic Adventure for the Sweet-toothed Pork Aficionado

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Caffeinated Maple-Bacon Lollipops!

Who doesn’t love bacon?

Lollyphile, a San Fransico based confectioner of uniquely blended balls of hardened molten sugar. They are the orignianl creators of the Maple Bacon Lollipop.

Now, these gastronomic explorers,  have taken it to the next level; and made it the bacon-y equivalent of an energy drink, by adding two cups worth of caffeine to the already time-tested wonder of organic, sustainably farmed bacon and delicious Vermont maple syrup.

I am happy to present the “Caffinated Maple-Bacon Lollipop!”

A direct quote from their website:

“We stand in awe, heady with the thrill of maple bacon discovery, and cold munchin’ on a lollipop.”

Check out their unique blend of flavored lollipops and lollli-pop-art.

http://www.lollyphile.com/