Home made bacon

angel404, Dec 22, 7:28pm
Ive got a 1.2kg piece of pork belly. Does anyone have a brine recipe they would like to share with me please! (and is artisan salt ok to use!)

vmax2, Dec 22, 7:30pm
Hi angel.I knew of someone who tried making their own bacon.Stuck it in the bath and kept salting it every day I think.It was a long process.Sorry don't have a recipe.

245sam, Dec 22, 7:37pm
angel404, when are you wanting the bacon for!
As vmax has advised "It is (was) a long process" - both my late Dad and late in-laws used to cure their own ham and bacon and that process took weeks not just a few days.From memory the quickest is pickled pork, followed by ham, then bacon.:-))

drsr, Dec 22, 7:49pm
Very long and detailed thread with lots of NZ-relevant info: http://www.gpforums.co.nz/thread/443410/1/

beaker59, Dec 22, 8:22pm
50/50 salt and brown sugar.

angel404, Dec 22, 9:07pm
Hey all im not waiting it for any day in particular. Just whenever its ready! Ive googled it and so I know it takes ages and thats cool. But most recipes on the net use salt peter which im wanting to avoid.

fogs, Dec 23, 4:55am
I have used Wendyl Nissen's recipe it is very easy and very nice, The only thing I am doing differantly is I am washing the salt off before cold smoking, It takes 4 daysfrom start to finish no soaking in brine, Easy and delicious amazing how when you cook it there is no spitting as it has been dry cured.
http://www.nzwomansweekly.co.nz/food/:///food/how-to-make-homemade-bacon/