What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Food Junkie Favorites: Black Pepper Bacon! Bacon, bacon, bacon. Did someone mention Bacon? Nothing smells more amazing than the aroma of hickory-smoked maple bacon lightly wafting through the home. It has been known to make robust men weak in the knees and healthy women light-headed. By adding the spicy jolt of black pepper, it kicks the fragrance up a notch and awakens the taste buds.
BLACK PEPPER BACON
Ingredients:
1 pound hickory-smoked maple bacon, thick cut
1 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350°. Place bacon strips on a baking sheet lined with a wire rack. Sprinkle black pepper over all. Bake 40-45 minutes or until crisp. Carefully remove pan from oven, being careful not to spill the hot liquid. Drain bacon on paper towels. Serve warm.
The pepper is a great snap of spice! Love this.
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Yeah, I kinda like a little bacon with my pepper. lol 😍
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I thought you might say that . . .;)
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I love bacon!!
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I buy it at the butcher without preservatives. 😊
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Yessss! I’m mostly veg but bacon doesn’t count 😉
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Good point. lol 😜
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And God created bacon and it was good. VERY good!
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Always! 🌟✨💫
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yummm
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Bacon. A basic food group. lol 😜
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Black pepper bacon is my favorite type of bacon. YUM!!!!!
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Right? 😍
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My sons love bacon so they will definitely love this!!
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You’ll be their hero, that’s for sure. lol 😋
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😄
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🥰 Pepper bacon is so delicious, why didn’t I know I could make it at home? Brilliant, Gail (as usual!)
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Now you can. Enjoy it, Laura. 😜
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Gail, how much black pepper do you like to use with your bacon?
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I like more than my husband, so begin with 1/2 teaspoon and work up to 1 teaspoon. 😊
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Gail, have you ever tasted the pepper gravy?
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No, but it sounds delicious. 😋
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What a great idea. I’m using black pepper from Kerala in India and I can’t stop dousing everything in it!
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