The Recipe For
Smokehouse Bacon
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Kosher Salt
- 4 teaspoons Curing Salt
- 1/2 cup Packed Dark Brown Sugar
- 1/2 cup Maple Syrup
- 10 pound Pork Belly with skin
Process
- Combine the Kosher Salt, Curing Salt, Dark Brown Sugar
- Add Maple Syrup and mix to combine
- Place Pork Belly skin down in a large non-reactive tray and cover both sides with mixture (Note: The tray should have high walls, the belly will release water as it cures)
- Refrigerate for 6 days, flipping the Pork Belly over every other day
- Remove the belly from the tray, rinse clean, rinse tray clean dumping fluid
- Put rack in the tray, put Pork Belly on tray, and return to refrigerator for 12-24 hours
- Smoke to 150 degrees internal temperature
- Remove skin with sharp knife
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