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RE: Future articles - Straight Shooter - 6 June 2013
Yes please UKS got my saltpetre ready, and will be making my smoking shed soon, bring it on over pal .....now this is the stuff and reason I am on here! fresh air
RE: Future articles - Metroyeti - 6 June 2013
Bdg did an realy good post about making bacon?
Found it http://forum.survivaluk.net/showthread.php?tid=3016
RE: Future articles - MaryN - 6 June 2013
Did you know you can do a really nice sweet cure for bacon, using black treacle? I used to do it in France - it's quite good.
RE: Future articles - I-K-E - 6 June 2013
sounds good to me
RE: Future articles - Highlander - 6 June 2013
Who could say no to this,.. I am looking forward to your future posts as well
RE: Future articles - MaryN - 6 June 2013
Do you want the recipe?
RE: Future articles - Straight Shooter - 6 June 2013
Gimme gimme right now mary !
RE: Future articles - MaryN - 6 June 2013
O.K. here goes. This is a wet cure (as opposed to a dry cure!). You need:
Joint of pork loin or belly pork (deboned)
900ml of cold water
100g of cooking salt
2 good spoonfuls (tbs) of molasses or black treacle
Mix cold water with treacle and salt. Place pork in a container and pour over mix to submerge it. Keep joint under mix by weighting it with a small plate or something. Cover and keep in fridge or cool place for about 3 days. Doesn't have to be exact, but keep checking to make sure pork remains submerged.
After immersion, remove pork from mix and dry it off. Rub a further spoonful of treacle into the joint, making sure it is well coated and massaged to get the sweetness in.
At this stage I simply placed it back into the fridge to cool and firm up a bit. If you want it smoked, cover with butcher's muslin and smoke for a few hours over a low smoking fire. Do not use a hot smoker or you will "cook" the bacon.
That's it. Simple. We couldn't find decent bacon in France and this made a very satisfactory substitute. It also freezes well. I used to slice it up, keep some in the fridge for immediate consumption and freeze the rest.
RE: Future articles - Straight Shooter - 7 June 2013
Many thanks mary will try it out once I get the work done on my cottage.