Homemade Bacon
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 325kcal
Making homemade bacon is a lot easier than it sounds. All you need is some pork belly and a little time to create thick, juicy, delicious, smokey bacon.
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs pork belly
- 2 tbsp dry cure
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp mustard powder
- 1/4 tsp ground pepper
Basic Dry Cure
- 8 oz kosher salt
- 4 oz sugar
- 1 oz Prague Powder #1
Instructions
- Start by mixing the dry cure, mustard powder, brown sugar, and ground pepper together. Rub the entire pork belly with the mixture, including the sides.
- Pour the maple syrup on the pork belly and rub it in, making sure to get your hands all nice and gooey. Put the pork belly in a ziplock bag and store it in the fridge for around a week, flipping it every day or so.
- The bacon is ready to smoke when it is firm to the touch. When you take the bacon out of the bag, give it a good rinse under the sink and pat it dry.
- We like to smoke the bacon with apple or hickory for two to three hours at around 200℉. It also can be slow roasted in the oven. The bacon is done when its internal temperature reaches 150℉.
- Once the bacon has been smoked, slice it and cook it the way you would any other bacon.
Nutrition
Serving: 2oz | Calories: 325kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 5512mg | Potassium: 107mg | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.3mg
