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    Pig brittle

    Have made this many times. Always the same reaction "What the hell?" then "Can I have some more?" It's from a recipe I found on D’Artagnan.Com and modified some.

    Pig Brittle

    Yield: not quite enough

    Ingredients:
    • 2 cups unsalted, raw nuts, pecans, almonds or peanuts work well also
    • 1¾ cups sugar
    • 1¾ cups light brown sugar
    • ¼ cup water
    • 1 cup light corn syrup
    • 1½ lb VERY high-quality bacon, chopped into ½" pieces (the best you can make or find)
    • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
    • 1 teaspoon fleur de sel
    • 1½ tablespoons vanilla
    • â…› teaspoon chipotle chili powder
    • 1 tsp Aleppo pepper flakes
    • 1 tablespoon baking soda

    Preparation:
    1. Place the nuts in a dry skillet over med-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until nuts are fragrant. Remove from heat, let cool. Once cool, remove about ½ of the nuts and rough chop, then mix them back into the whole nuts. Set aside.
    2. Combine the sugars, water, and corn syrup in a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Increase the heat to high, and cook, without stirring, until the mixture reaches 260° F on a candy thermometer, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium.
    3. Gently stir in raw bacon, nuts & butter. Cook, stirring constantly, until the candy thermometer registers 300°F, about 25 to 35 minutes. Turn off the heat.
    4. Add the salt, chipotle powder, and vanilla and stir to combine. Add baking soda, stirring vigorously, but cautiously, as mixture will bubble up.
    5. Immediately pour the mixture out onto 2 Silpat-lined baking sheets (or sprayed with Pam), using an offset spatula to spread the brittle as thin as possible. Let cool completely then break into pieces.
    6. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks.

    #2
    Oooooo. Pig brittle. No pics?

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    • ofelles
      ofelles commented
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      No pics, sorry. Haven't made it in a while. Must correct that! Comes out kind of greasy from the bacon but sooo good

    #3
    Sounds great.

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      #4
      Target acquired.
      ¡Vamonos!

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        #5
        Ohh boy!! Bacon Candie.. I have made bacon cookies and bacon jam.. but bacon brittle,. This sounds great thanks for the recipe!!

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          • klflowers
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            Bacon

          #7
          It sounds great, I'm definitely going to try this. Thanks for sharing!

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