Bourbon Candied Bacon Recipe

All Southerners dream of coating bacon with bourbon and candied brown sugar, but how many actually achieve this dream? Now everyone can, thanks to Southern Living’s Bourbon & Bacon: The Ultimate Guide to the South’s Favorite Food Groups, by Morgan Murphy, an authority on these regional favorites. Check out this recipe—straight from the book’s pages—and pick up a copy today!

Bourbon Candied Bacon
Savory and sweet, this recipe for Bourbon Candied Bacon will tantalize your taste buds. Master this treat with ease and your friends will start calling you king (or queen) of the hog.

Ingredients
12 thick-cut hickory- or applewood-smoked bacon slices
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup bourbon

Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 375°. Arrange bacon in a single layer on a wire rack in an aluminum foil-lined broiler pan. Bake at 375° for 10 minutes or just until bacon begins to curl at ends.
2. Meanwhile, combine brown sugar and bourbon in a small bowl, stirring until sugar dissolves.
3. Remove bacon from oven. Brush both sides of bacon with brown sugar mixture. Bake at 375° for 42 more minutes or until bacon is crisp around edges and browned, brushing both sides of bacon with brown sugar mixture every 10 minutes.
4. Cool completely on a wire rack (about 30 minutes). Bacon will become crisp as it cools.

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