Home-cured and smoked bacon

Home-cured and smoked bacon

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This recipe comes from The Paley's Place Cookbook. There are loads of recipes for bacon out there, with longer ingredient lists, but I've found no need to improve on this combination of spices and...

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Cooking tools:

  • Spice grinder
  • Smoker
  • Vacuum sealer
  • Cooling rack
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Baking pan
  • Baking sheet
  • Paper towel
  • Plastic wrap
  • Refrigerator
  • Freezer
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon

Ingredients

  • One 7 to 8 pound fresh pastured pork belly, skin removed
  • 2 teaspoons pink curing salt (sodium nitrite)
  • 1/2 cup freshly ground black peppercorns
  • 1/2 cup freshly ground bay leaves
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup kosher salt

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