Us aiming low-ers, we are overflowing with nuggets of wisdom.
We teach you how NOT to raise a serial killer, how to sell the kama sutra to your boss, how to reduce kitchen labor by cooking like a bachelor (btw the fork blender idea rocks!) and so.much.more. Take Anissa for instance. The other day, she said on Facebook–and I quote–”There’s nothing bacon and meth can’t fix.”
Okay, she was kidding. It did actually remind me of something Julia Child said a while back, though, when she was asked how to make delicious food in a hurry. Her response: “Double the sugar and add bacon to everything.”
The point here is that when you run out of meth, use sugar instead. Bacon and sugar. Yum. But, what if ALL you have in your refrigerator and pantry is bacon and sugar? Then what do you do?
Brown sugar bacon. That’s what.
Drip. Drip.
Drool.
Mmmm-hmmm. You know you love me. And, you’re in luck. This little slice of heaven on a plate is perfect for the true aiming low-er. Three simple ingredients and it’s super easy to make.
What You’ll Need:
Package of thick sliced bacon
1/3 cup brown sugar (light or dark)
Freshly cracked black pepper
First thing you want to do is preheat oven to 400 degrees and then line a rimmed baking pan with parchment paper or foil…
Place bacon slices and brown sugar into a zip top bag and shake to coat bacon pieces. Open the bag. The aroma of bacon and brown sugar will waft through the air. At this precise moment, you are going to think of me and remember how much you love me.
Remove the bacon from the bag and lay the slices on a single layer across the parchment paper or foil. Sprinkle the bacon with cracked black pepper. I like a lot of pepper, but this is up to you…
Place the bacon in the oven and bake until crisp.
This will take 15-20 minutes, but you should start checking on the bacon after 10 minutes. It goes from perfect to burned in 1.2 seconds so KEEP AN EYE ON IT! Once it’s done, then transfer to a cooling rack to drain. Don’t place on paper towels because the sugar will make it stick.
Take a bite. After you’re done making lots of dirty sounding oooohhhs and aaahhhs, come back here and tell me how much you love me.
Until next time, “Bon Appétit!”
About Piera
This is pertinent to my interests.
I approve.
In our house, this is referred to as Bacon Candy.
Bacon Candy, I like it!
Twitter Name: jollymom
This looks fantastic! I tried this once, but with maple syrup and a frying pan. (I don’t think parchment paper had made it’s way north back then.)
It tasted delicious, but the pan was fucked. I couldn’t clean it, and could hardly admit to my (then) husband that I had wrecked a pan AND eaten an entire pound of maple syrup and bacon, so I did what any self-respecting girl would do: I took that pan, walked down to the creek, and threw it in.
Of course, my DH wondered where the hell his mother’s treasured cast iron pan was, but I couldn’t tell him.
My teeth were glued shut by bacon candy.
Twitter Name: highlyirritable
Totally understand. I would have done exactly the same thing.
Twitter Name: jollymom
PIG candy in da SOUTH!
Twitter Name: robinobryant
Pig Candy…I like the sound of that even better!
Twitter Name: jollymom
Love me some pig candy! It’s a staple when we go camping.
I think it should be a required food group LOL.
Twitter Name: jollymom
Sounds delicious.
You must try it and tell me what you think : )
Twitter Name: jollymom
If I had bacon in the house, I’d be making this *right now*. My two favorite ingredients. Together.
Go buy some bacon. Right now. Go!
Twitter Name: jollymom