Homemade Slab Bacon - Fiery Foods & Barbecue Central

Ingredients

• 2 pork bellies (see description above)
• 3 1/4 tablespoons (2 ounces or 56 grams) coarse kosher salt
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 2 tablespoons coarsely ground black pepper
• 2 level teaspoons pink salt
• 5 sprigs fresh thyme (about 1 teaspoon thyme leaves)
• 4 Turkish bay leaves, crumbled
• 1/2 cup pure Grade B maple syrup (don’t use imitation)