25 min · Serves 4
Perfect Oven-Baked Pastured Bacon
The easiest, least-messy way to cook pastured bacon crisp and even — right in the oven.
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Brown Sugar Candied Pastured Bacon
Pastured bacon baked with brown sugar into crisp, sweet-savory candied strips.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 30 min
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 1 package Queen City Farm pastured bacon
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- Pinch of cayenne (optional)
Directions
- 1
Preheat oven to 375F and line a sheet pan with foil; set a wire rack on top.
- 2
Mix the brown sugar, pepper, and cayenne and press onto both sides of the bacon.
- 3
Lay the strips on the rack and bake 20-25 minutes, until deep amber and crisp.
- 4
Cool a few minutes to set — it crisps as it cools.
Notes
Farm tip: A wire rack lets the fat drip away so the bacon candies instead of frying.
Serving suggestion: Serve at brunch, crumble over salads, or alongside pancakes.
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