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Jerky, Bacon, Sweet(ish)

Bacon · Jerky

Jerky, Bacon, Sweet(ish)
Prep 10 minutes
Cook bake in the oven at 200f for 2 hours
Serves Yield: 10 pieces

Ingredients

  • 10 slices thick cut bacon

honey sriracha

  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons sriracha

brown sugar sriracha

  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons sriracha

maple cayenne

  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper powder

Directions

oven method

  1. Preheat oven to 200f. Line a cookie sheet with tinfoil and place an oven-safe wire mesh rack on top of the cookie sheet.
  2. Combine desired sweetener and spice in a small bowl.
  3. Lay the bacon strips on the mesh rack, and brush on the sauce with a silicone brush. Flip the bacon and brush the back side too.
  4. Bake in the oven at 200f for 2 hours. After 2 hours have elapsed, flip the bacon. Cook at 200f for a further 1-2 hours, or until the bacon reaches your desired texture.
  5. Preheat oven to 200f. Line a cookie sheet with tinfoil and place an oven-safe wire mesh rack on top of the cookie sheet.
  6. Combine desired sweetener and spice in a small bowl. See recipe card below for recommended combinations and quantities.
  7. Lay the bacon strips on the mesh rack, and brush on the sauce with a silicone brush. Flip the bacon and brush the back side too.
  8. Bake in the oven at 200f for 2 hours. After 2 hours have elapsed, flip the bacon. Cook at 200f for a further 1-2 hours, or until the bacon reaches your desired texture.
  9. Remove the bacon jerky from the oven and allow it to cool for 10 minutes before enjoying or storing in the fridge.

smoker method

  1. Preheat smoker to 200f. Line a cookie sheet with tinfoil and place an oven-safe wire mesh rack on top of the cookie sheet.
  2. Combine desired sweetener and spice in a small bowl.
  3. Lay the bacon strips on the mesh rack, and brush on the sauce with a silicone brush. Flip the bacon and brush the back side too.
  4. Cook in the smoker set at 200f for 2 hours. Flip the bacon, and continue to cook for another 1-1.5 hours, or until bacon reaches desired texture. *A pellet grill with a circulating fan may cook the jerky more quickly due to convection - begin checking the bacon for doneness around 3 hours.
  5. Remove the bacon jerky from the smoker and allow it to cool for 10 minutes before enjoying or storing in the fridge.

dehydrator method

  1. Preheat oven to 200f. Line a cookie sheet with tinfoil and place an oven-safe wire mesh rack on top of the cookie sheet.
  2. Combine desired sweetener and spice in a small bowl.
  3. Lay the bacon strips on the mesh rack, and brush on the sauce with a silicone brush. Flip the bacon and brush the back side too.
  4. Cook the candied bacon jerky in the oven at 200f for 2 hours, after 2 hours, transfer the bacon to the dehydrator set at the highest setting and continue to cook for another 2-3 hours, or until bacon reaches desired texture.
  5. Remove the bacon jerky from the dehydrator and allow it to cool for 10 minutes before enjoying or storing in the fridge.

Notes

storage information

Bacon jerky is a perishable product and even though we are cooking most of the moisture out of it, the jerky should be kept in the fridge and is best eaten within 3-4 days.

It can be sealed in an air tight container and frozen for up to 6 months. I doubt it will last that long!

I generally usually only make one sheet pan worth at a time, it gives us a nice little treat without having too much to handle.