Curing a Bone-In Rack of Pork

[smoker pete]

Has anyone ever cured and then smoked a Bone-In Rack of Pork?  Picked me up a nice little 5 lb Rack of Pork today at Costco and then visited Bass Pro Shop and picked up a some Hi Mountain Buckboard Bacon Cure.



The directions call for using a fresh Boston Butt pork roast and using 1 tablespoon +1 ¼ teaspoon per pound and to apply cure to all surfaces of meat.  Place prepared meat in nonmetallic pan.  Cover with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator.  Let meat stand in refrigerator for at least 10 days, turning on the 5th day.  Curing time can be cut in half when you use thinner meat.

Would I do the same with the Rack of Pork?  Cure it for 7 to 10 days?  It says to use a pan and cover with plastic wrap.  Would you use a ziplock bag instead?

The ingredients are:  salt, brown sugar, sugar, Maple sugar, 0.70% sodium nitrite and less than 2% glycerine added to prevent caking ... Is the sodium nitrite like the #1 cure?

[Habanero Smoker]

Too bad they trimmed the bones, or you would have had a partial rack of baby back ribs.

Cure it as per the instructions, then either cold smoke or hot smoke to fully cook internal temperature of 142 - 145°F, or partially cook to the internal temperature of 139°F. Then slice between the bones, and you will have cured smoked pork chops, or leave it as a roast.

It would be better to use a 2 gallon sealable bag, to better prevent any leakage and to keep the liquid against the meat. I would trim the surface fat (leave some on if you are going to cut them into chops). For the first time, I would be more inclined to go the full 10 days, due to the surface fat and bones.

[smoker pete]

Thanks Hab

[wyoduke]

I want to stay tuned in on this one  :o
looks like a fun one.

[squirtthecat]

Bacon on a stick!

[OU812]

Are they done yet?  ;D

[ghost9mm]

Sure would like to see and hear about the final results...

[smoker pete]

Sure would like to see and hear about the final results...

I'll be sure to report back with some pictures.  Only day 2 of the 10 day cure and then I'll smoke/cook it with some Hickory.  Stay tuned ;D

[smoker pete]

Have posted the final results and my lessons learned.  Boy did I learn a lot from this one ... But then that's half the fun!!

check out http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=21958.0 for pictures and the results  ;D ;D