Sweet and spicy crispy bacon

Votes: 1

Time: 50 min.
Complexity: easily
Quantity: 12 slices

This recipe makes delicious bacon even better! It combines everything so many people love in a good snack: crispy yet chewy, spicy yet with sweet, salty, and smoky notes, and topped with a sesame seed topping. Thick slices of bacon are essential to ensure they don't break apart when glazed with brown sugar in the oven. This spicy, candied bacon can be served as a snack with drinks, or used in sandwiches, salads, and as a garnish for main courses.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

350 g thick slices of bacon
0.5 cup brown sugar
2.5 tsp gochukaru (Korean red pepper flakes)

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

On a plate, combine 0.5 cups of brown sugar with 2.5 teaspoons of gochukaru and spread into an even layer. Roll 350 g of thick slices of bacon in the sugar mixture, pressing each slice on both sides to ensure the mixture adheres.
Place the bacon on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake at 325°F (160°C), rotating the pan and turning the bacon slices halfway through, until the bacon is caramelized, 30 to 40 minutes.