Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, 10 day pork belly cure for bacon. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Read Customer Reviews & Find Best Sellers. Place the pork belly in a large non-reactive tub (stainless steel, glass, enamel or plastic - we use a plastic dishpan) Massage the curing ingredients well over both sides of the pork belly. Place the pork belly in a large zipper plastic bag, leaving it well crusted with the curing ingredients.
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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have 10 day pork belly cure for bacon using 4 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make 10 Day Pork Belly Cure for Bacon:
- Take 1 large pork belly joint (I used 1.2kgs)
- Get 2 cup fine salt
- Prepare 2 cup demerara sugar
- Make ready 1 medium handful of spices like peppercorns, Juniper berries, bay leaves or anything else you fancy
It is so simple but so effective. Weigh the pork belly and plug in the weight and calculate the amount of pre-mix cure to measure out. Rub the cure on the belly and put in a zip lock bag expelling all the air. When the belly firms up rinse well and pat dry.
Instructions to make 10 Day Pork Belly Cure for Bacon:
- mix the salt, sugar and spices together and dust the bottom of a dish with a handful of mix(do not use a metal dish as it will react with the salt)
1. put the pork belly into the dish and press down into the mix. then another handful of mix over the top and rub all over including the sides
1. put into a fridge for 24hours more or less. careful as there will be liquid in the bottom. pour down the drain or in a bin
1. rub another 2 handfuls of mix over the pork and back in the fridge - try doing it in the morning so if u forget you have a day to remember
- keep repeating the 2 handfuls and fridge for 24 hours for 5 days. if there is mix left over just store it until next time. if there isn't enough just make abit more
- once the 5days are up drain the liquid and under the cold tap wash off the mix really well! rub with your hands and get into all the folds and groves
- pat dry and if you can hang outside for 5 days. if not outside then in a corner of your kitchen away from your cooker. if your worried about flies then cover with a cloth but don't wrap airtight
- once the 5 days are up then your ready to start chopping and cooking. either thinly slice for breakfast or thick sliced and cubed. however you like!
- thinly sliced and cooked to a crisp with scrambled egg in a roll is one of the many ways to enjoy
If using a ziplock bag, place the bag in a container in case there is any leakage. Pat the bacon dry with a clean towel and set it on a rack over a baking sheet. For the best texture and taste, insist on meat that is organic and/or free of artificial hormones. Specify that you want a raw pork belly that hasn't already been cured or sliced. Start by curing the belly: In a small bowl, combine the pepper, sugar, paprika, salt & curing salt.
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