From the demo: Entertaining with Bacon!
Recipes courtesy of Chef Amy Jurist
Yields 1 Pound of Bacon
1 pound of Regular Cut Bacon(not thick cut)
1 Pound of Light Brown Sugar
Cooking Spray
Prepare the pan(s) – Wrap a sheet pan with aluminum foil. Take a cooling rack that fits just inside the sheet pan and spray it with cooking spray and place on top of the sheet pan, or cookie sheet with sides. This is the ideal and easiest way to make this with the least mess and clean up. Especially if you’re making multiple batches. If you don’t have the cooling racks, at least wrap the sheet pan in foil. Note: You cannot make this on a flat cookie sheet.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Place brown sugar in shallow dish. Add strips of bacon to dish and press sugar against bacon and turn to completely coat both sides with sugar. Transfer bacon to prepared pan or baking sheet with rim. Bake bacon until dark golden brown, and firm to touch about 30-40 minutes. If you don’t use a rack, you might have to turn the bacon over about 2/3 of the way thru. The bacon should feel like it has been shellacked. It should not still be too sticky/tacky. Keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn’t burn, it can happen very quickly. I will usually rotate the pan at least once to make sure everything cooks evenly. Using tongs, transfer to separate rack and cool. (Can be prepared 4 hours ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.) Serve at room temperature. Remove and refoil the pan and continue until all the bacon is done.
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