This pantry staple turns plain old bacon into “fancy bacon.”
It was a special way to spend weekends together.
This is where my kids first tasted what they now refer to as fancy bacon.
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Ina Gartens Easy Bacon Upgrade
I originally got this idea from Ina Garten.
You see, over the past holiday season, we welcomed a newborn into our family.
Its the cooking show equivalent of a plush weighted blanket.
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During one episode I watched Ina make candied bacon for a fabulous cocktail party she was throwing.
Flavor magic happens when molasses-scented brown sugar meets smoky, salty bacon in the heat of the oven.
Unlike bacon cooked on the stovetop, avoid draining this semi-candied bacon on paper towels.
It will crisp up even more as it cools.
There’s nothing better than that.
