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1/3 Cup mango chutney (such as Major Grey), any large chunks chopped
1/4 Cup Apple juice or 3 Tablespoons Water with 1 Tablespoon light or dark brown Sugar
2 Tablespoon yellow or brown Mustard
1 Tablespoon white or Cider Vinegar
12 thick slices (about 3/4 lb.) Bacon
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Preheat oven to 375°F. Stir chutney, juice, mustard and vinegar together in a small bowl. Arrange bacon in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake until it begins to look opaque and the fat begins to render, 10 to 12 minutes. Pour off any accumulated drippings. Turn over the bacon and brush the glaze on each slice, using about half. Return to oven and cook 3 to 4 minutes longer. Remove from oven and turn again. Brush with remaining glaze and return it to the oven for 3 to 5 minutes, until well-browned and firm. (With the glaze, the bacon gets chewy and crunchy but stays short of crisp.) To drain, set bacon on a rack over paper towels rather than directly on towels, which would wipe off the glaze. Serve warm.
Variation 1:- For chili-glazed bacon, substitute a red-chili honey or jelly for the mango chutney and a tablespoon of pickling liquid from a jar of pickled jalapeños for the vinegar.
Variation 2:- For maple-glazed Canadian bacon, use Canadian bacon, glazing it with a tablespoon of real maple syrup mixed with 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard. Coat a large skillet with just enough oil to make a thin film and fry a dozen 1/3-inch-thick Canadian bacon slices until lightly browned on the first side, about 2 minutes. Turn and coat that side of slices very lightly with syrup-mustard mixture. When bacon has cooked about 2 minutes on the second side, turn and coat again with the remaining syrup. Fry for another minute on each side and serve warm.
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