CANDIED BACON

Candied Bacon image

Provided by Charlie Palmer

Yield Makes 10 slices

Number Of Ingredients 4

1/2 pound bacon slices (10 slices)
1/2 cup Demerara sugar
Special Equipment
brown paper such as a grocery bag or butcher paper

Steps:

Cook bacon in 2 batches in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, turning over once, until bacon is lightly browned on edges but still flexible, 5 to 6 minutes total per batch. Transfer bacon as cooked to paper towels to drain.
Pour off fat from skillet and arrange bacon in skillet in 1 layer. Sprinkle Demerara sugar over bacon and cook over low heat, turning occasionally with tongs, until sugar is dissolved, caramelized (sugar melts very slowly and burns easily; reduce heat if necessary after sugar begins to caramelize), and coats bacon, 8 to 10 minutes. (Bacon will be dark and look lacquered.) Transfer bacon with tongs to brown paper to cool.