Makes one pound
- Ingredients -
Brine
1 lb pork belly
1 shot espresso
(if you don't have espresso, use ¼ cup dark roasted coffee, made at the ratio of 6 tablespoons coffee to ¼ cup water)
¼ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon pink cure
Glaze
½ cup maple syrup
Coating
1 tablespoon ground espresso (or dark roast coffee)
1 tablespoon sugar in the raw
- Tools -
Weston Vacuum Sealer + bag
Weston Smoker
Peach Wood Chips (you can use any, but peach are ideal)
Basting brush
Weston Meat Slicer
Follow our detailed instructions for
How to Make Your Own Bacon, From Scratch.
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| Marinate the pork belly in the brine ingredients 3-7 days in a sealed vacuum bag |
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| Smoke the marinated pork belly for a couple of hours at a low temperature |
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| Before it's finished smoking, coat the bacon in syrup, espresso, and sugar |
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| After allowing it to rest, slice through the bacon with a Meat Slicer |
Perfectly crisp, roasty bacon.
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