Shortcut Guanciale | Searching4Zen

Name: Shortcut Guanciale | Searching4Zen
Ingredients: 1 pork jowl (about 1 pound); 2 tablespoons and 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 teaspoons dextrose powder or 1 1/2 teaspoons superfine sugar (I use the latter); ½ teaspoon ground coriander; 1 teaspoon ground pepper; 1 teaspoon curing salt No. 1(available at Amazon.com); 1 teaspoon crushed garlic; 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary; Rinse pork jowl and pat dry. Combine other ingredients in a bowl.; Rub the curing mix on the jowl, then place jowl in a gallon Ziploc bag with the cure evenly spread on top and bottom. Refrigerate for 3 days.; Rinse the jowl and dry it. Roast at 275 degrees for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.; Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X; Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook; Bacon; Pork; Sausage

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Create your own guanciale, a key ingredient in classic carbonara, with a quick 3-day cure and easy baking. Perfect for pasta lovers and meat enthusiasts.

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Ingredients

1 pork jowl (about 1 pound)
2 tablespoons and 1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons dextrose powder or 1 1/2 teaspoons superfine sugar (I use the latter)
½ teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground pepper
1 teaspoon curing salt No. 1(available at Amazon.com)
1 teaspoon crushed garlic
1 tablespoon chopped rosemary
Rinse pork jowl and pat dry. Combine other ingredients in a bowl.
Rub the curing mix on the jowl, then place jowl in a gallon Ziploc bag with the cure evenly spread on top and bottom. Refrigerate for 3 days.
Rinse the jowl and dry it. Roast at 275 degrees for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
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