3 November, 2020
Bacon
Posted in : Breakfast, Recipe on by : admin
Bacon
Smoked bacon, home cured
Calories: 800kcal
Equipment
- Smoker
Ingredients
- 5 pounds Pork belly, skin on Thicker is better
- 1/4 cup Kosher salt
- 2 tsp Pink curing salt This is not Himalayan pink salt, but curing salt
- 1/4 cup Packed dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup Honey
- 2 tbsp Crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 tbsp Smoked paprika
- 1 tsp Cumin
Instructions
- Cut the cap off the pork belly.
- Put all ingredients in a bag making sure the meat is fully covered. Flip it every couple days in the refrigerator and keep it in there fo rat least 10 days.
- Smoke for 3 hours at about 250. Apple is a great smokewood to use with bacon.
- Let the bacon fully cool before slicing into thin slices.
Nutrition
Calories: 800kcal