Crispy Bacon On Gas Grill

We want to make sure your bacon doesn t become an inferno of flames grease and sadness.

Crispy bacon on gas grill. It s quite gorgeous and unlike stove top bacon. Starting at one end wind the bacon over the shrimp overlapping as you wrap. Make sure the bacon is wrapped flat across the shrimp and as tightly. Smithfield products are some of the best pork products i have worked with.

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. But you can t just throw strips of bacon on a hot grill. Start by peeling and deveining the shrimp if not already done.

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. Many people that don t know any better cook the bacon at a high temperature and get burned but chewy bacon. Grill at medium direct heat 400 425 degrees for 3 4 minutes per side directly on the grate.

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. You will end up with charred bacon or worse bacon ash. And yes since this is a grilling site we ll do it on the grill. 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.

When i bbq i want consistency with my food grills bbq rubs and my final products. It isn t easy to get good crispy bacon. Add to a bloody mary burger or simply enjoy plain. For the rest of humanity our grills consist of a metal grate over a pile of hot coals or gas fed flames.

Read our tips for grilling bacon below and start a new backyard tradition. Next place the pan on the grill and shut the lid so that the bacon is heated from all sides. Take a moment and be amazed at the color. Step 3 place baking sheet on the grill grate close the lid and cook for 12 minutes or until desired doneness.

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. That will create dramatic flare ups as the bacon fat renders. Take one of the shrimp and a single strip of bacon. Lay the bacon out on the skillet close the grill and let it cook for 7 to 10 minutes depending on thickness.

Place bacon on rack making sure no pieces are overlapping. Cook for an additional 3 to 5 minutes or until golden and crispy.