¼ cup packed brown sugar
2 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tbsp maple syrup
Ground black pepper to taste
1 lb thick slab bacon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix brown sugar, rice vinegar, maple syrup and black pepper in a small bowl. Place bacon slices on a cooling rack set over a baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Turn slices over and bake for another 5 minutes.
Remove bacon and brush both sides with brown sugar mixture. Return bacon to the oven and bake for another 5 minutes. Repeat basting every 5 minutes until bacon is browned and crisp, approximately 35 minutes.
