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Smoked Homemade Bacon
Jason Hill | Chef Tips
Today I'm going to show you how to make bacon. This is a totally homemade bacon recipe using pork belly that you can buy at your local supermarket, butcher or warehouse store. All you need are a few ingredients, so let's get to it!
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Course
Breakfast
Cuisine
American
Servings
20
Ingredients
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3-4
pounds
pork belly
Dry Cure
1
cup
brown sugar
1/2
cup
kosher salt or sea salt
1
tablespoon
Juniper Berries
1/4
teaspoon
Pink curing salt
1
teaspoon
fresh cracked pepper
1
tablespoon
cumin powder
1
teaspoon
paprika powder
1
teaspoon
cinnamon powder
Instructions
Mix together dry cure ingredients.
Place pork bellies in a casserole dish and coat with dry cure on all four sides.
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for one week (to cure).
After a week, scrape off the excess cure into the trash.
Set your smoker to 200 F.
After about 2 hours, the internal temperature should reach 150F. Remove from the smoker.
Cut into strips and fry in a pan, as needed. Enjoy!
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