And yes since this is a grilling site we ll do it on the grill.
Crispy bacon on gas grill.
In this post i ll give you a quick run down on what i ve found works.
Bacon is one of the most wonderful of meats you can make with your gas or charcoal grill but take care.
When i bbq i want consistency with my food grills bbq rubs and my final products.
It s quite gorgeous and unlike stove top bacon.
Make a sweet spicy glaze of honey sambal oelek indonesian hot sauce sriracha and red wine vinegar then brush the mixture onto your crispy on the outside chewy on the inside bacon.
Place bacon on rack making sure no pieces are overlapping.
Take a moment and be amazed at the color.
Lay the bacon out on the skillet close the grill and let it cook for 7 to 10 minutes depending on thickness.
That will create dramatic flare ups as the bacon fat renders.
Done correctly grilled bacon is smoky delicious and just the right amount of crispy.
Next place the pan on the grill and shut the lid so that the bacon is heated from all sides.
Start by peeling and deveining the shrimp if not already done.
But you can t just throw strips of bacon on a hot grill.
To grill bacon begin by starting a fire with briquettes if you re using a charcoal grill or by turning a gas grill on low heat.
Some grills are blessed with griddles elegantly built in to the whole structure if you have one of these grills you can stop reading now and just use that to cook your bacon.
Make sure the bacon is wrapped flat across the shrimp and as tightly.
While the grill is warming up for 5 minutes arrange the bacon on a rack over a baking sheet or grease catcher.
Open the grill and use tongs to turn the bacon over.
Add to a bloody mary burger or simply enjoy plain.
We want to make sure your bacon doesn t become an inferno of flames grease and sadness.
Cook for an additional 3 to 5 minutes or until golden and crispy.
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Grill at medium direct heat 400 425 degrees for 3 4 minutes per side directly on the grate.
It isn t easy to get good crispy bacon.
Sigh i hate it when bacon goes to waste when we cook bacon we like to use a iron skillet placed on the grill for a couple of reasons.
You will end up with charred bacon or worse bacon ash.
Step 3 place baking sheet on the grill grate close the lid and cook for 12 minutes or until desired doneness.
For the rest of humanity our grills consist of a metal grate over a pile of hot coals or gas fed flames.
Many people that don t know any better cook the bacon at a high temperature and get burned but chewy bacon.
