Grilled Sweet and Spicy Bacon

Name: Grilled Sweet and Spicy Bacon
Ingredients: 1 pack of med-thick-cut bacon; Dash of hot sauce; 2 cups light brown sugar; 1/3 cup your favorite barbecue rub

August 17, 2024

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Let’s be honest – a lot of us really like bacon! One thing is certain… bacon, spicy heat, and brown sugar were made for each other!

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Grilled Sweet and Spicy Bacon

Cooking Method: Grilling Cuisine: American Cuisine Catagory: Appetizers / Beverages, Condiments Recipe Keys: Behrmann Meats

Difficulty: Beginner

Description

Check out this very simple recipe for Sweet and Spicy Bacon strips that are perfect for your next burger, cheeseburger, BLT, hoagie… or just for munching on as a starter item. Heck, why not wrap up some scallops and grill away for a sweet and spicy seafood dish?

Ingredients

Scale

1 pack of med-thick-cut bacon

Dash of hot sauce

2 cups light brown sugar

¹⁄₃ cup your favorite barbecue rub

Instructions

Prepare Bacon

Open the bacon and place every piece in a large bowl.
Add Ingredients

Sprinkle and toss with dashes of hot sauce followed by the brown sugar and BBQ rub.
Press Coating

Coat evenly while pressing the coating into the bacon.
Chill

Cover and chill to allow the bacon to soak in the mixture for about an hour.
Grill

Grill over med-low heat with the cover closed for seven to ten minutes. Check, flip, rotate and move as needed, close the lid and continue grilling while watching for flare-ups.
Serve

Remove and rest for 5-10 minutes before serving.