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Sweet and Spicy Bacon Kebabs with Scallion-Ginger Relish

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Sweet and Spicy Bacon Kebabs With Scallion–Ginger Relish Photo by Ted Cavanaugh

Be patient with these; they need to stay over indirect heat the whole time to minimize flare-ups. If you try to rush them, they’ll burn to a crisp.

Ingredients

4 servings

For the relish:

6 scallions, thinly sliced
1 serrano chile, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon finely grated peeled ginger
1/2 teaspoon light brown sugar
Kosher salt

For the bacon kebabs:

Vegetable oil (for grill)
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons sambal oelek
1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar
1 teaspoon Sriracha
1/2 pound thick-cut bacon
Lime wedges (for serving)

Special Equipment

8 (8–12-inch-long) metal skewers
  1. Make the relish:

    Step 1

    Toss scallions, chile, lime juice, oil, ginger, and brown sugar in a medium bowl to combine; season with salt.

  2. Make the bacon kebabs:

    Step 2

    Prepare a grill for medium-high, indirect heat (for a charcoal grill, bank coals on one side of grill; for a gas grill, leave one or two burners off). Oil grates. Combine honey, sambal oelek, vinegar, and Sriracha in a small bowl; set glaze aside.

    Step 3

    Thread bacon onto 6–8 skewers, folding back and forth in accordion style, and grill over indirect heat, turning every minute or so, until browned and crisp, 10–12 minutes. Baste with reserved glaze, turning every 30 seconds or so, until lacquered and slightly sticky, about 3 minutes (move to an even cooler spot if needed to keep glaze from scorching). Serve bacon with relish and lime wedges.

  3. Do Ahead

    Step 4

    Glaze can be made 1 week ahead. Cover and chill.

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  • This is one of the best things I've ever eaten.

    • 1wayin

    • NJ

    • 5/26/2019

  • I have done this several times and using indirect heat is the key. In fact, I've stopped using my conventional BBQ and have started using my pellet grill set on smoke (about 200 degrees F). It takes about 30 mins but that's inactive time mostly....Not much to do....However, if you sprinkle the bacon with brown sugar (both sides) you'll be handsomely rewarded. My mouth is already watering at the thought.

    • stevemill

    • southern CA

    • 8/7/2017

  • Loved it, great for a party.

    • troy_m_hart

    • Houston, TX

    • 12/30/2016

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