How to Make Bacon

Name: How to Make Bacon
Ingredients: 5 pounds fresh pork belly from your local grocery store or butcher shop, or a pork supplier at farmers’ market; Box of 2-gallon zip-top bags if you don’t have a container big enough to hold the belly; 2 ounces salt (1/4 cup Morton or Diamond Crystal coarse kosher); 2 teaspoons pink curing salt #1; 4 tablespoons coarsely ground black pepper; 1/4 cup brown sugar, honey or maple syrup

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Learn how to make bacon with this easy-to-follow bacon recipe.

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Ingredients

5 pounds fresh pork belly from your local grocery store or butcher shop, or a pork supplier at farmers’ market
Box of 2-gallon zip-top bags if you don’t have a container big enough to hold the belly
2 ounces salt (1/4 cup Morton or Diamond Crystal coarse kosher)
2 teaspoons pink curing salt #1
4 tablespoons coarsely ground black pepper
1/4 cup brown sugar, honey or maple syrup