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Cowboy Bacon

This cowboy bacon is a spicy candied meat treat with a texture somewhere between crispy and chewy. Fully caramelized with a brown sugar-barbecue sauce glaze, this will be the most talked-about snack at your party.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 1 minute
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Appetizer, Dinner
Cuisine: American
Calories: 301
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 1 pound thick cut bacon
  • 48 slices fresh jalapeno and/or Fresno chili rings
  • 1/4 packed cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Cover a sheet pan with foil and place a baking rack on top. Place bacon strips on the rack, evenly spaced.
  2. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Turn bacon over and bake for 10 minutes more.
  3. Meanwhile, for glaze, stir brown sugar, barbecue sauce, rice vinegar, black pepper, and garlic powder together in a small bowl.
  4. Remove bacon from the oven, brush with glaze, and bake 7 minutes more.
  5. Remove from the oven, turn bacon over, brush with glaze, and bake 7 minutes more. Remove from the oven, turn bacon over, and bake 10 minutes more.
  6. Remove from the oven and flip bacon over.
  7. Brush bacon with glaze, and bake for 10 minutes more. Remove and brush with glaze. Place pepper rings evenly on top of bacon strips; bake for 10 minutes more. Remove and brush with remaining glaze.
  8. Place back in the oven and cook until bacon is fully rendered and browned, and pepper rings are tender, about 7 minutes more.
  9. Transfer bacon to a piece of parchment paper and let cool completely before serving. Strips can be cut in half crosswise to serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 301kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 19gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 56mgSodium: 1001mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7g

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