22/11/2024
Honey cured smoked bacon using amazing free range pork from Gooralie Free Range Pork
You’ll need a slab of pork belly
Fine pink salt
Sugar (I used caster as that’s what I had)
Curing salt
2 tsp Honey
Pork rub (I used the Barbecue Mafia Smoked Meat Co. the squealer bbq rub)
The used 1/4 salt, 1/4 sugar, 1 tsp curing salt and 2 Tbsp bbq rub.
- Remove the skin if still on.
- I trimmed the uneven edge (still learning my butchery skills) but kept it to make some pork bites.
- Create your curing mix
- Top the pork with 1 tsp of honey and coat in the mix then flip and do the same to the other side. Ensuring to get the cure into any cracks.
- Pop into a sandwich bag or a vacuum sealed bag (I used my Seal It bag and didn’t vacuum seal tight tight, just got the air out)
- Flip every day for 7 days whilst in the fridge.
- Once 7 days is up, take it out and rinse thoroughly then place into a water bath for 30 mins, change the water once more and pat dry - this helps bring out the salt.
- Pop into the fridge to dry out (2-12 hours)
- Once ready to smoke, pre heat your smoker to 110 degrees C. Place your pork in and you’re aiming for a 65 degrees C internal temp. I used the Sambafireandbbq American hickory pellets in my Z Grills
- Once temp has been reached place pork back into the fridge to cool down (2-12 hours) then slice and enjoy!
- Best way to enjoy is definitely in a croissant with home made hollandaise which you can find that recipe on my page.
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