Cottage Bacon (a.k.a. Hillbilly)

[MWS]

I just tried some of my Cottage bacon experiment. I will never buy bacon again  ;D. This so easy and gratifying. This may be the best thing to come out of my Bradley.

What I did:

1. bought a 3 lb. pork shoulder roast and cut it in half horizontally.
2. mixed up 3 Tbls MTQ and 3 Tbls brown sugar and rubbed this into the two peices of shoulder.
3. placed the meat into a large ziplock bag and left it in the fridge @ 37F for 7 days. 
4. After 3 days I flipped the bag leaving the liquid in.
5. On day 7, I removed the meat and rinsed and soaked for two hours.

***So far this is from great advice I recieved from the CURING Forum**(MW and gang)

-What I did different-

6. placed the meat into a new ziplock bag and added 1/4 cup maple syrup and 1/3 cup applejuice and let marinade overnight (8 hours). Note: the marinade absorbed into the meat
7. removed the shoulder pieces from the bag and brushed on maple syrup all over.
8. smoked the meat at 200F using 3 hrs hickory till IT reached 152F (5 hours)
9. wrapped the bacon in foil for 1 hour, then re-wrapped in plastic wrap overnight in the fridge.

THE RESULTS:

Tasted just like bacon without all the fat. Very nice distinct maple aroma and flavour. Hickory smoke flavour just right.

[owrstrich]

that sounds easy to make and looks even more easy to eat... now im gonna have to fire up the stove and the oscar mayer...

you gotta eat...

owrstrich

[Habanero Smoker]

It does look GOOD!!!!

[Oldman]

Nice job.

I'm a little at a loss for what you are calling a pork shoulder roast. For some reason I cannot connect your images with that name.

[MWS]

Nice job.

I'm a little at a loss for what you are calling a pork shoulder roast. For some reason I cannot connect your images with that name.

It's a regular 3 lb. boneless butt, sliced in half horizontally. I end up with two 1.5 lb pieces. Thats why the narrow cut.

[Vampyr]

That looks really good!! :D

[coyote]

MWS,
      I'm getting right on that ! If it taste just half as good as it looks , I'll be the hit of hits at deer camp!

                                                                                     Coyote

[Tim]

What is MTQ?

[Habanero Smoker]

What is MTQ?

MTQ stands for Morton's Tender Quick. It's a cure that is made by Morton Salt Co., and comes in three varieties; original, sugar, and smoke (or hickory; I can't remember). Word of caution, don't buy the smoke flavored one if you intend of smoking your cured product.