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Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: carl on October 21, 2013, 18:59

Title: Dry cure for bacon
Post by: carl on October 21, 2013, 18:59

Has anyone got a recipe to dry cure bacon? Without nitrates please

Title: Re: Dry cure for bacon
Post by: Trillium on October 22, 2013, 03:43

Not used these myself but they sound good: HERE (http://letsmakesomethingawesome.com/2011/03/home-cured-bacon-without-nitrates/) and HERE (http://thehiddenpantry.blogspot.ca/2012/02/home-cured-bacon-quick-easy-and-no.html)

Some folks insist nitrates/nitrites are absolutely essential but I know many people who've safely made tasty bacon without them. They're mostly for the pretty pink colour of meat.

Title: Re: Dry cure for bacon
Post by: Mrs Bee on October 22, 2013, 08:53

I cannot vouch for this recipe as I have not yet got round to curing my own bacon but this  is fromDick and James Sawbridge curing and smoking book and is for 13 lb of pork, so you would have to adjust quantities.
600g salt
200g sugar
10 star anise
10 bay leaves
3 tabs
black peppercorns
3 tabs coriander seeds
6 dried chillies

Also Paul Peacock does a book called The Smoking and Curing Book, with all aspects of curing and smoking but his recipe does use a basic bought  cure with saltpetre as a starting point.

Title: Re: Dry cure for bacon
Post by: carl on October 22, 2013, 20:37

Thanks guys.. Pork went to abattoir this morning so should get it Friday

Title: Re: Dry cure for bacon
Post by: Mrs Bee on October 22, 2013, 20:49

I would be really interested tp know how the making bacon goes. :)

Title: Re: Dry cure for bacon
Post by: carl on October 23, 2013, 18:48

Will post during and after to let you know how it goes