Bacon

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 3 day

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make homemade bacon? Prepare the ingredients according to the list. The part of the pork carcass for bacon must be of ideal quality - only in this case you will get truly delicious bacon.

2. STEP 2

   

   Take a piece of brisket suitable for cooking bacon, cut off some of the fat with layers from it - this is exactly the kind of bacon we will cook today.

3. STEP 3

   

   Cut the pork into pieces suitable for salting. I have these square pieces. You can make them narrow and oblong so that you can then cut them into “standard” thin pieces of bacon.

4. STEP 4

   

   How to brine bacon at home? Prepare the curing mixture. To do this, take a suitable deep and wide dish. Add coarse salt to it. Cut the peeled garlic into petals or pass through a press. Add garlic to salt, add spices. Mix everything well.

5. STEP 5

   

   Now roll the sliced ​​pork pieces on all sides in the prepared salt mixture. Place a weight on top of the meat and put it in a cool place for three days for salting.

6. STEP 6

   

   During these three days, turn the lard under pressure a couple of times so that the resulting brine penetrates evenly into the bacon.

7. STEP 7

   

   After three days, homemade bacon is ready. Rinse off excess salt, pack in a plastic bag and store in the freezer, cutting into slices or cutting into small pieces as needed.

Comments on the recipe

Luda

29.08.2023

4.5

Wonderful recipe! I brine pork belly according to this recipe, it’s also delicious!

Natalia M

29.08.2023

4.8

I wanted to cook bacon myself at home so that I could use it to prepare various dishes. To do this, I took lard with streaks of meat. I prepared the salting mixture. I added red hot pepper to the salt instead of black, chopped the bay leaf a little, and took allspice for more flavor. I also cut the garlic into petals. The pieces of bacon were salted for three days in the refrigerator, during which time I turned them over once. During this time, the bacon became tougher, and the salt drew out excess water. After that, I washed off the salt, wiped it with a paper towel and put it in the freezer. After lightly freezing, the bacon was easily cut into thin slices. The bacon turned out to be quite soft, although the meat turned out to be tougher than lard. The bacon tastes slightly spicy and moderately salty. The aroma is wonderful! I will use it for sandwiches, and you can also fry the plates along with scrambled eggs or potatoes.

dimaxa2006

29.08.2023

4.8

It’s a little unclear at what point and where to add 3 cloves of garlic?