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smoked bacon
4 pounds raw pork belly 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup curing salt 1 gallon cold water, or as needed 1 (10 pound) bag charcoal briquettes Hickory or apple wood chi...
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Ingredients5 items
Ingredients
- 4poundraw pork belly
- 1/2cuppacked brown sugar
- 1/4cupcuring salt
- 1gallon cold water, or as needed
- 1(10 pound) bag charcoal briquettes hickory or apple wood chi
Directions
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Smoked Bacon 4 pounds raw pork belly 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup curing salt 1 gallon cold water, or as needed 1 (10 pound) bag charc
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Submerge the pork belly in the mixture so that it is covered completely
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If the meat floats, you can weigh it down with a dinner plate or similar object
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Refrigerate covered for six days
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Light charcoal in an outdoor smoker
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Soak wood chips in a bowl of water
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When the temperature of the smoker is between 140 and 150 degrees F, coals are ready
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Smoke the pork belly for 6 hours, throwing a handful of wood chips on the coals about once an hour