Bacon making with a unique flavor

[MossyMO]

Applied the dry cure to the pork belly and then added a generous amount of Tatonka Dust seasoning to get the flavor deep through out the meat during the 9 day cure in the fridge.

Here is a pic of the pork belly unwrapped after it rest in the fridge and in the sink just before rinsing and soaking.


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This is the pork bellies after a few fry tests and rinsing and soaking for 2 1/2 to 3 hours to get the salt taste down.


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Pork bellies getting a light shake of the Tatonka Dust to freshen the flavor. Then the pork bellies went back into the fridge unwrapped overnight to form a nice pellicle on them.


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In the smoker getting 14 hours of apple smoke from the tube smoker and the smoker cold smoking at 100º.


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Close up in the smoker.


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Pork bellies just out of the smoker, they have a good color to them!


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Pork belly going through the meat slicer and making bacon...


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A pan of bacon from the 2 pork bellies.


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and the cooked up money shot...  Mmmm bacon... this experiment was an absolute hit, the taste is so unique and perfect for bacon; we will being doing this again!



Thanks for looking!

[1Cavman]

Interesting use for the Tatonka Dust.. Really like the color of that bacon...

[cgaengineer]

I cure my own bacon as well!

Is that a 12" Anvil meat slicer, it looks just like mine but yours has red handles and knobs. Here is a picture of my bacon and slicer.

[MossyMO]

Is that a 12" Anvil meat slicer, it looks just like mine but yours has red handles and knobs.

It is a 10" Berkel 825E, been very happy with it!

[cgaengineer]

Is that a 12" Anvil meat slicer, it looks just like mine but yours has red handles and knobs.

It is a 10" Berkel 825E, been very happy with it!

Granny had a 10" Berkel, they make a good one..I regret buying my Anvil when I have to move it...lets just say, well...it's an anvil!

Where do you get your bellies? I've gotten mine from Ingles and an Asian market.

[MossyMO]

Where do you get your bellies? I've gotten mine from Ingles and an Asian market.

We get our in Bismarck, ND form a wholesale Cloverdale store purchasing them by the case. If you know of anyone in the military they can get them quite inexpensive from their bases commissary.

[kendoll]

Hey Marty! Didn't know you were on here.
That bacon looks good. Yet another use for the T Dust eh? Really need to try that one day.

Ken

[MossyMO]

Hey Marty! Didn't know you were on here.
That bacon looks good. Yet another use for the T Dust eh? Really need to try that one day.

Ken

Hey Ken! Ya on the bacon seasoned with Tatonka Dust it really gives the bacon a classy taste... like gourmet bacon if there is such a thing!

[cgaengineer]

Did you use MTQ or pink salt for the cure? I used a basic cure using white sugar, pink salt and kosher salt for mine.

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[MossyMO]

Did you use MTQ or pink salt for the cure? I used a basic cure using white sugar, pink salt and kosher salt for mine.

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Used MTQ, but next time using pink for less salt taste.

[cgaengineer]

Did you use MTQ or pink salt for the cure? I used a basic cure using white sugar, pink salt and kosher salt for mine.

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Used MTQ, but next time using pink for less salt taste.

Good idea, when I used pink salt my bacon was far less salty than store bought, still salty like bacon, but not terrible.

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