HOME-CURED JALAPEñO BACON

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Number Of Ingredients 9

3 pounds skin-on pork belly
2 1/2 tablespoons salt
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup maple syrup or dark brown sugar
3 pieces jalapenos
2 cloves garlic
1/4 piece red onion
1/4 cup cilantro
3 sprigs fresh bay leaves

Steps:

  • Trim pork belly to fit into a large zip-top bag.
  • Add remaining ingredients to the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth.
  • Pour cure into zip top bag with the pork belly. Seal and refrigerate, turning daily, for seven days.
  • On the seventh day, remove the pork belly from the fridge and rinse well.
  • Pat dry with paper towels. Pre-heat oven to 200°F. Place pork belly fat side up on a rack on baking sheet (line with foil for easy clean-up).
  • Roast pork belly 2 or more hours until a thermometer reads 150°F in the center. Alternately, you can smoke or grill to this same internal temp.
  • Remove pork from the oven and slice off the skin while still hot. Seal pork in plastic and refrigerate up to 10 days or freeze.
  • To serve, slice thinly and pan-fry or chop and add to beans or stews. Freeze for about 30 minutes or until firm and slice with a sharp chef's knife.

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