Bacon

Name: Bacon
Prep time: 6 h 10 min
Cook time: 6 h 10 min
Total time: 6 h 10 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters packed brown sugar; 2 kilograms raw pork belly; 59 milliliters sugar-based curing mixture (such as Morton® Tender Quick®); 12 servings hickory or apple wood chips

Bacon might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 14g of protein, 80g of fat, and a total of 836 calories. This recipe serves 12. If you have brown sugar, pork belly, apple wood chips, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 1 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and fodmap friendly diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 6 hours and 10 minutes. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Bacon Nutella Brownie Bites w/ Maple Cinnamon Bacon Glaze, Mustard-And-Bacon-Crusted Chicken Bites With Bacon Aioli Recipe, and Pork Chops with Braised Bacon and Apple Cabbage – inspired by Beyond Bacon: Paleo s that Respect the Whole Hog.

Instructions

In a 2 gallon container, mix together the brown sugar, curing mixture, and water. Submerge the pork belly in the mixture so that it is covered completely. If the meat floats, you can weigh it down with a dinner plate or similar object. Refrigerate covered for six days.

Ingredients you will need

Brown Sugar

Pork Belly

Water

Meat

Light charcoal in an outdoor smoker. Soak wood chips in a bowl of water. When the temperature of the smoker is between 140 and 150 degrees coals are ready. Smoke the pork belly for 6 hours, throwing a handful of wood chips on the coals about once an hour. Store in the refrigerator. Slice and fry as you would with store-bought bacon.

Ingredients you will need

Pork Belly

Bacon