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MarkinHouston | Rec; Arkansas Bacon |
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Posted to Thread #13171 at 6:49 pm on Dec 23, 2008
Too late for Christmas, but you can make it whenever you want. I wait until pork butts are on sale (this time, 67 cents per pound!)
Molasses-Cured Pork Shoulder Bacon Gourmet | June 2002 Pork shoulder bacon may not get quite as crisp as belly bacon, but it has a great taste and a meaty texture. Even if you have a thermometer for your grill, you'll still need an instant-read — the grill thermometer won't register low enough to monitor the cold-smoking. Yield: Makes about 4 1/2 lbs Active Time: 1 1/4 hours Total Time: 48 1/4 hours (includes curing) 1 (4- to 6-lb) boneless pork shoulder Boston roast (Boston butt) 6 cups water 1 cup kosher salt 2/3 cup packed dark brown sugar 2 1/2 tablespoons Instacure No. 1* 1/2 cup mild molasses 3 cups ice cubes 4 tablespoons coarsely ground black pepper (optional) Special equipment: 1- to 2-gallon plastic storage tub or stainless-steel bowl; a 221/2-inch covered kettle grill with a hinged top rack; a 12- by 8- by 2-inch disposable aluminum roasting pan; 3 lb hardwood sawdust*; charcoal briquettes; a chimney starter; long metal tongs; an instant-read thermometer Put pork butt, fat side up, on a work surface, then halve horizontally with a sharp large knife. Stir together water, salt, brown sugar, and Instacure in storage tub until solids are dissolved, about 3 minutes, then add molasses and stir until dissolved. Add ice and stir until cure is cold (ice may not be completely melted; keeping liquid cold slows salt absorption). |
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- We are having Dailey's peppered bacon cooked outside on the bbq - KarenNoCA - 1:09am on 12/23/08
- This goes back to my childhood - desertjean - 7:41pm on 12/22/08
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- Waiting ;til everyone has eaten is cruel and unusual punishment in my book ;-) - LisainLA - 4:59am on 12/24/08
- Michael; I served your cheese souffle for breakfast when we had company a couple of weeks - Barb - 10:23pm on 12/22/08
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- You have one-upped everything I have made for this Christmas . . . - mistral - 3:31pm on 12/23/08
- Rec; Arkansas Bacon - MarkinHouston - 6:49pm on 12/23/08
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