Obviously, I love bacon. Always have. Used to tell my mother that any recipe that she made would have been better if she had added bacon. While I love to put in in recipes, wrap things in it, whatever, I didn't think it really got much better than a simple piece of well cooked bacon.
WRONG.
This recipe, in all of its beautiful simplicity, caused so much groaning that I'm surprised our neighbors didn't bang on the wall.
This goes on the crack list, right under crack dressing. Yes, salad and sugared bacon. La and I believe in a well balanced diet.
Candied Salted Bacon
Center cut bacon
Brown sugar
Kosher salt
Lay bacon on whatever you have handy. I used a roasting pan so the fat could drain away a little, but a cookie sheet would work too. You might want to line it with some parchment paper to help with clean up. Anyway, lay the bacon out, making sure the pieces don't overlap, and sprinkle LIBERALLY with brown sugar. Seriously, lay it on. Stick the pan in a cold oven, then turn it on to 350 degrees. The original recipe said to start checking after 18 minutes. I found that with my oven it was more like 26 minutes. When it's cooked to your liking, pull it out, then sprinkle with kosher salt. That's it.
Try not to burn your fingers or your tongue too much whilst inhaling.