Cooking Bacon Kani in Toaster Oven

Being scared of oil splatters, I've never really been a fan of frying food.  Then, I recently discovered that I can actually cook using a toaster oven instead - which ensures no oil splatters and is easier to clean!

Since bacon kani has been one of my fave dishes when eating at jap restos, I tried looking for bacon kani recipes online.  All of them, however, were fried, so I just modified this to portions that will fit my toaster's capacity :) Hope you guys enjoy! 

 Ingredients 

7 pcs crab stick

7 strips (or so) honey cured bacon

1/2 tsp garlic powder

2 tbsp soy sauce

1/2 tsp oyster sauce

3 tbsp brown sugar

1/8 cup water

salt and pepper to taste

 Instructions 

1. Defrost bacon and kani (to make things easier and faster, I defrost my bacon in the microwave for about 25 minutes, while soaking and defrosting the kani in a bowl of water for about the same time - I use this lag time to go back to bed or take a bath, etc.)

* While some recipes call for cutting the crab stick in half, I don't, as bacon and kani shrink when cooked.  You may or may not do this step :)

2. Wrap the toaster tray in aluminum foil - to make cleaning easier later on. 

3. Wrap bacon around the crab stick. No need to secure with a toothpick since the bacon will automatically adhere to the kani once heated.

4. Place the bacon kani in the toaster tray, heat for 10 minutes.

5. Remove the bacon oil from the toaster tray and prepare the sauce by putting the bacon oil, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and water in a saucepan. Let boil.

6. Flip the bacon kani and heat in toaster for another 7 minutes. This can then be transferred to a plate.

7. Once the sauce is boiling, add brown sugar and  garlic powder. Stir until sugar begins to caramelized and make sure that the sauce is thick enough.

8. Sprinkle salt and pepper to taste. You may add more sugar if you want a sweeter sauce.