Tanghulu

Sweet and salty goodness.

You know what goes perfectly with tanghulu candied bacon?

Beautiful and shiny candied fruit on a skewer.

Try it.

This is another ‘recipe’ that is barely a recipe.

Ready?

Cut and skewer fruit. Any fruit.

I zigzagged the strawberries because I’m fancy but not the grapes because I got lazy.

Bake half pieces of bacon at 400° for 15 minutes until crispy.

I love to bake bacon because it comes out perfectly with zero curled up edges.

Directions:

1. Put 1 C sugar and 1/2 C water in a small sauce pan and boil on medium high
2. NO MIXING
3. After about 8 minutes, the sugar bubbles get tighter and there is less liquid
   • You know the mixture is ready when:
     • your candy thermometer says 300°
     • you dip your chopstick in the mixture and it instantly hardens in cold water
     • OR you can tell its a minute away from turning into a caramel color
4. Twirl your fruit skewers quickly (a light coating) and place on parchment paper
5. Throw in bacon pieces and fish them out onto parchment paper
6. Wait for 10 minutes for the sugar to harden

Notes:

• you can use ANY fruit but the other ones I like to use are orange segments, kiwis and pineapple
• if you don’t have parchment paper, stab the skewers into an empty egg carton (use short skewers for this method)