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Candy Bacon (Pig Candy)
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Taking to YouTube, the chef shares that all you need to do is add olive oil, butter, and brown sugar (along with some salt and pepper) to a hot pan and combine, before tossing in the bacon. As strips sizzle away, the sugar creates an almost candied glaze over the smoky pieces of bacon.
Brown sugar and bacon. There are recipes around the web that call for other ingredients such as chili powder, cinnamon, maple syrup, pepper, even cayenne powder, but since I was making these for my boys, I wanted to keep it simple. But definitely feel free to add some spice to yours if you so desire.
Billionaire bacon is a spicy variation of a candied version made popular by Snoop Dogg's cookbook, From Crook to Cook. How to make Snoop Dogg's bacon? Mix brown sugar, red pepper flakes, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and paprika and rub it over thick-cut bacon. Then, bake it on a wire rack until crispy.
Candied bacon can be kept in the fridge for a few days and reheats well in a skillet over low heat. I don't think candied bacon is worth freezing, although if you made a huge batch you absolutely could. You could just want to make sure to freeze the strips individually so they didn't stick together.
As we said, sugar is usually added to bacon for a flavor boost. Sugar certainly adds a sweeter taste to any food it touches, and can amplify other flavors and aromas in the product as well.