Oatmeal with Bacon

I'm a huge fan of oatmeal. It's a great go-to breakfast, especially on cold days (like today) when you don't have a lot of time. Instant oats are just dandy! However, my roommate and fellow blogger Brittany from Oats Magotes tells me that making the non-instant variety, either rolled or steel cut, is much better for you.
Well, Britt, I don't always have the time. But if I did, I think that these would be the first kind I would try...

Here's a recipe from 80 Breakfasts called Steel Cut Oats with Muscovado Glazed Bacon. Sounds de-lish.

Steel Cut Oats with Muscovado Glazed Bacon (from 80 Breakfasts)

• 1/2 cup steel cut oats
• 1 1/2 – 2 cups water
• 4 strips of bacon
• 1-2 tablespoons dark muscovado sugar
• Freshly cracked black pepper

- Bring 1 1/2 cups of water to a boil in a sauce pan.
- Once it boils add the steel cut oats, give it a stir, and then cover. Cook stirring frequently to make sure it doesn’t stick until cooked to your liking. Some like it chewier than others. Add more water if it starts looking too dry.
- While the oatmeal is cooking lay the bacon strips flat on a plate. Sprinkle muscovado sugar on one side. You can be very flexible here, adding as much or as little sugar as you want. My bacon isn’t totally coated, but I wouldn’t say the sugar is sparse either. I like a good, even, generous sprinkling. Now, crack some black pepper over the sugar. Repeat with the other side.
- Rub or spray a non-stick skillet with a scant amount of oil and heat over high heat. When the pan is hot lay bacon strips on it and bring heat a touch down to medium. Cook until sugar is nice and caramelized and coating the bacon in a totally alluring way -- but not too crisp! The sugar will harden as the bacon cools so you don’t want to overdo it.
- Remove the bacon from the pan and transfer to a wooden chopping board. Let it cool for a bit (just a minute or two). It will stiffen and transform into a heavenly sort of bacon candy – you could eat it as is now and your life would never be the same again…but wait, there’s oatmeal!
- Chop the bacon into bite-size pieces. Divide your hot oatmeal in two bowls. Top with bacon. Enjoy!
Thanks for the recipe, I can't wait to try it!