Today I made NotPhil's Microwave Sugar-Glazed Bacon, which gq and I had for breakfast.
I had to improvised a bit. I bought some nice applewood-smoked bacon the other day, but I found out that we didn't have brown sugar, and no dry mustard. Instead, I substituted honey for the brown sugar, and a 1/2 teaspoon of Dijon mustard. The vinegar, honey, and mustard formed a really nice glaze anyway after 20 seconds in the microwave.
We don't have a microwave bacon rack, so I took NotPhil's advice, and used chopsticks on a plate. That worked fine. The chopsticks actually pull together as the bacon shrinks.
Here are the ingredients:
Ready for the first heating:
Halfway there, before I flipped and basted the other side:
And there we have it:
The glaze caramelized a bit, and it tasted delicious. I made another batch after this one.
Our microwave is really cheap. However, it did a pretty good job. I think if I played with the power settings, I might get it to cook a bit more evenly. However, it wasn't overly cooked, and had a consistency that we like, -just before the whole of the bacon gets crispy.
Thanks, NotPhil!