Smoked Bellyachin Bacon Recipe
Ingredients
1 Entire squared pork belly (fresh)
1 Lb un-iodized salt
1 ½ Pints of honey
2 Oz (8 level tsp) Instacure #1
Preparation
Cut the (fresh) side into convenient, squared slabs that will fit inside your smoker on bacon hangers.
Use a tape measure to eliminate guesswork. Keep the belly slabs COLD while you work on them.
Next, mix the cure ingredients together and rub the cure well into the fat and the flesh on both sides.
Remember to use only granulated, un-iodized (kosher) salt whenever curing meat. Use heavy plastic-lined freezer paper to wrap the slab or place it into a heavy plastic food bag.
Place the bacon into a cooler or a separate refrigerator at 38° F. (3°C) for six days.
Remove the bacon, and wash it very well with warm water. Pat it dry, then hang it up to dry for at least forty-five minutes.
The bacon must be dry to the touch before it will take on any smoke. Preheat your smokehouse to 140° F (60° C) and smoke the slab using hickory until the internal meat temperature reaches 130° F (54° C)
This will take hours, so be patient. Reduce the smokehouse temperature to 120° F (49° C) and continue smoking the bacon until a desired golden color is obtained.
If you choose to remove the rind, wait until the bacon has cooked and is just out of the oven. Use a knife with a longer blade, placing it beneath the subcutaneous fat above the lean meat. You’ll find the task much easier while the fat remains hot.
Finally, hang the slab inside a cooler at 38° F (3°C) for eight hours before slicing it thick as your hat!
This is the best bacon you have probably tasted anywhere in your entire lifetime! Be careful that your tongue doesn’t slap the daylights out of your lips! It’s so simple to prepare, you may cook it for breakfast every single day, if you don’t mind having more cholesterol than a heart surgeon’s medical manual!
A black iron skillet is ideal for frying bacon, although bacon may burn in the blink of an eye inside any utensil. If you prefer crispy bacon, use medium heat, thinner slices, and pour off the fat as it accumulates in the skillet.
Many folks drain bacon on paper towels, reserving the rendered fat for highly prized cooking oil full of flavor. Check with your cardiologist, then pour it through a fine sieve into a glass container. Cover and store it inside a refrigerator or freezer for future use.
Variety
Pack
This variety pack contains 24 each of apple, alder, mesquite, hickory and maple for a variety of flavors.
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