Smoked Pastrami Bacon | Recipes | Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet

Ingredients

• 1 gallon (4 quarts) water
• 1 cup coarse salt (sea or kosher)
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 6 juniper berries, crushed
• 1 tablespoon Prague Powder #1 (pink curing salt)
• 2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• One 5 pound piece of pork belly, skinned
• 3 tablespoons coriander seeds
• 2 tablespoons black peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon white peppercorns (or additional black peppercorns)
• 2 tablespoons yellow mustard seeds
• 8 cloves garlic, minced
• 5 tablespoons coarse salt (sea or kosher)
• 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 5 tablespoons paprika