Well here it is folks, my homemade bacon!
My reason for makin' bacon? Because I cannot find bacon that is made without sugar and additives here in Brazil. I am sure it exists but at this moment I cannot find it. I found a simple recipe and decided to try it.
First I headed out to buy some pork belly, the butcher however, insisted I buy this nice piece of pancetta instead. So I did. I'm easy. Pork from/near the belly with fat = Bacon?? Yes? I gathered up the ingredients and I began.
Ingredients: Pork and salt. No additives, no sugar!!! Breakfast tomorrow will be bacon and eggs!! Yummmmm.
My reason for makin' bacon? Because I cannot find bacon that is made without sugar and additives here in Brazil. I am sure it exists but at this moment I cannot find it. I found a simple recipe and decided to try it.
First I headed out to buy some pork belly, the butcher however, insisted I buy this nice piece of pancetta instead. So I did. I'm easy. Pork from/near the belly with fat = Bacon?? Yes? I gathered up the ingredients and I began.
Salt, rosemary, bay leaf, fennel, garlic, thyme, black pepper, pork belly(sort of).
Mix all the seaonings together and rub it all over the pork.
Place the seasoned pork in a bag, pour any left over seasonings in the bag and seal. Place in refrigerator for 7 days, turning the bag over every morning.
On day 7 take pork out of the refrigerator and rinse all the seasonings off.
Pat dry and place on foiled baking sheet. Bake for 2 hours at 200F.
At the end of 2 hours you have BACON!!!
See, lovely cooked bacon (pancetta, whatever).
Trim the skin off the top of the fat, cut a couple of slices, taste a wee bit because you're the cook, and place in frying pan.
Fry baby fry!
The end result, wonderful. I just need a sharper knife so I can cut super thin slices. Of course if this process seems too time consuming for you, you can always buy this Brazilian style prosciutto which is quite tasty.
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