The wife's niece & nephew are coming in November for a visit. My in laws are going to hold a service for my wife. Little do they know that the ashes the wife's cousin gave them are not really any of my wife's. I guess the bought a tombstone with the wife name & dates on it. Not sure if they are opening the ground or not.
The niece & nephew are foodies, so I figured I make some bacon to let them taste real bacon made real easy.
So the next 7 days the pork belly gets rubbed on & flipped over daily. Then it takes a bath to sit uncovered in the fridge for a day or two then smoked. The cure is black pepper & maple. I think I use oak for smoke unless I get some cured hickory from my friend Ralph.
The niece & nephew are foodies, so I figured I make some bacon to let them taste real bacon made real easy.
So the next 7 days the pork belly gets rubbed on & flipped over daily. Then it takes a bath to sit uncovered in the fridge for a day or two then smoked. The cure is black pepper & maple. I think I use oak for smoke unless I get some cured hickory from my friend Ralph.