Used up the last of my Canadian bacon last weekend makin some pizza, sooooooooooooo I'm makin somemore.
Had this bad boy in the freezer, got it all trimmed up.
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Cut in half and ready for the cure.
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Save the trimmings, I use em when makin sausage.
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I like to cure in a brine, some cure #1, kosher salt, bay leaves, brown sugar, whole cloves, some cajun spice, whole juniper berries, black pepper, pure honey and some of my friend Jack.
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I heat the brine to a boil to open all the spices then cool with a little ice.
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After the brine has cooled down below 160 F add the cure, honey and Jack, one gallon will do.
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Now I pump in up.
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Put the loin in my curin bucket, weigh down with a plate and now comes the fun part, wait.
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I'll be back, in a week, stay tuned. ;D
That will make a beautiful Canadian Bacon for sure. I just buy whatever is on sale at my Asian Market because everything is fresh, never been frozen. They do seem to be weird sizes like little torpedo's. The ends do seem to be cooked more, but still make a great addition to pizza or soups. I'm kind of stuck on Hab's Dry Rub mix because it gives me consistently good results. The one time I tried a brine and inject for Canadian Bacon did not give a uniform color in the process, probably an error on my part. Latest torpedo's....
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Them torpedo's look gooood.
I just like the brine so i can get the flavors of other spices in there.
Habs dry rub is most excellent.
Bacon bacon and more bacon! Will be watching this one for sure.
Nice looking bacon torpedo's there S. S. ;D
Update.
Its lookin and smellin gooood.
Things are a startin to happin.
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I'll be back. ;D
Looking Good OU812...
Sure is a lookin good. Lots of difference in the before and after photos. Ready for the smoke?
Quote from: Sailor on December 14, 2010, 01:03:38 PM
Sure is a lookin good. Lots of difference in the before and after photos. Ready for the smoke?
Not yet.
I'll pull it out, rince and put in a net then hang in the fridge Fri.
Be smokein it on Sat.
Smokin on Saturday and eatin on Sunday.
Looking interesting Curt.
Got my bacon done.
Got home late Fri and rinsed it off then let it hang in the fridge till Sun mornin, pulled outta the fridge and let it hang at room temp till the smoker got warmed up.
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Smoked for 3 hr with Oak, ran outta Hickory.
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Put in the fridge after a couple hrs a bloomin.
Now the wait.
That sure enough looks good!!
Nice!
I'm going to hang my next ones to get that pretty uniform shape.. Punchlock sent me like a 1000 ham bags. :D
Quote from: squirtthecat on December 20, 2010, 10:12:23 AM
Nice!
I'm going to hang my next ones to get that pretty uniform shape.. Punchlock sent me like a 1000 ham bags. :D
A ham bag might be a little big. ;D
Quote from: OU812 on December 20, 2010, 10:39:09 AM
Quote from: squirtthecat on December 20, 2010, 10:12:23 AM
Nice!
I'm going to hang my next ones to get that pretty uniform shape.. Punchlock sent me like a 1000 ham bags. :D
A ham bag might be a little big. ;D
Maybe I'll put the loins in sideways, then. :D
Quote from: squirtthecat on December 20, 2010, 10:43:25 AM
Quote from: OU812 on December 20, 2010, 10:39:09 AM
Quote from: squirtthecat on December 20, 2010, 10:12:23 AM
Nice!
I'm going to hang my next ones to get that pretty uniform shape.. Punchlock sent me like a 1000 ham bags. :D
A ham bag might be a little big. ;D
Maybe I'll put the loins in sideways, then. :D
Maybe put in the ham bag and roll tight then use some hog rings or string to hold it thigh and small.
I almost forgot the last part of this. ::)
Sliced and ready to package, one down, one to go.
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All finished, slicing anyway. :D
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Vac sealed in 8 oz packages and one just wrapped in plastic to make some goodies with. :D
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Gooood stuff!!
MMMMM, tasty!
Speaking of.. I've got some here in the fridge. Might be lunch!
That sure looks good!
We're down to the last pound from the previous batch - time to do some more, soon.
Very nice! One day soon I hope to be trying that!
I want some. . . Who's got this recipe ??
Looks great. Nice presentation. When does the meat counter open?
Quote from: Indy Smoker on December 27, 2010, 08:56:09 PM
I want some. . . Who's got this recipe ??
I got this recipe......at home. ;D
I will post it later tonight.
Damn It!
Was working on the recipe post and poof!
Had it all down then it just went away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Will re post in the morning.
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The Brine.
1 cup Morton Coarse Kosher salt
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
4 Bay leaves crushed
1 Tab granulated garlic
1 rounded Tab whole allspice
1 rounded Tab whole juniper berries
1 rounded Tab whole black pepper corns
3 Tab Penzeys cajun spice
2 1/2 tea cure #1
1/4 cup pure honey
1/4 cup Jack Daniels
1 gal water
Add all But the cure, honey and jack to 2 quarts of water and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally till you can smell the flagrance of the spices, around 20 min.
Remove from the heat allow to cool below 140 F then add the cure, honey and jack.
Pour the brine in your curing bucket and stir in ice till you end up with 1 gallon.
Check the temp of the brine, you dont want to put the meat in till the brine is below 40 F
Place the meat in the brine and keep it submerged with a heavy plate.
Put your brine bucket in the fridge, then overhaul every other night for a week.
When the week is done rinse the meat under cold running water, place on a inverted rack with a drip pan under it for 24 hr turn over at the 12 hr mark.
When smoking remove from the fridge and let sit at room temp for at least an hr.
Warm up the smoker to 250 F for an hr, load up 3 hr Pecan and as soon as the smoke starts rolling put in the meat, the closer to the top the better.
Smoke/cook at 250 F till the IT loins hits 145-150
Remove and let cool at room temp for 2 hr then wrap in plastic and place in the fridge for 2 days.
After the fridge time slice and enjoy.
Made some eggs Benedict the other day, didnt have any muffins so I cut the crust off some sour bread and toasted it and dropped on some warmed CB.
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A couple home grown eggs and smothered in Hollandaise sauce and a dash of smoked paprika.
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Good stuff!
That looks so good. I've been wanting to do a CB fo years but can never find cure at the grocery store.
I found this website http://www.butcher-packer.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=237_12&zenid=ba6eab85189fce2ff597852bb0cea40e
Is the pink stuff cure #1?
Yep.
This is the one you want.
http://www.butcher-packer.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=237_12&products_id=55&zenid=ba6eab85189fce2ff597852bb0cea40e
You can use Morton Tender Quick too.
1Tab TQ per pound and 1 Tab brown sugar per pound works good as a dry cure.