Irish Back Bacon Recipe
This Irish Back Bacon Recipe will help you make uncured Irish loin Back Bacon at home. All it takes is 3 simple ingredients, a few minutes for preparation and patience. At the end of this post, you'll know all about Irish Back Bacon!
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb pork loin
- 2 oz brown sugar
- 2 oz Kosher salt See the notes regarding salt.
Instructions
- Cut a whole pork loin in half. Use only the eye / medallion part. Save the other part to make ground pork with.
- Place the piece of pork loin in a container with a lid.
- Add salt to the pork. Then add the brown sugar.
- Coat the pork loin in the salt and sugar, be sure to rub them into the surface of the pork.
- Place the lid onto the container. If you don't have a good fitting lid, then wrap well with plastic film. Place the container in the refrigerator for 8 days.
- After 8 days, remove the pork from the refrigerator and the container. Wash well under cold water to remove any salt and sugar residue. Throw away the liquid.
- Pat dry with paper towel and lay the bacon on a wire or plastic rack. This allows the air to circulate around the bacon. Return the bacon to the refrigerator for another 2 days.
- Remove the air dried bacon from the refrigerator. It is now ready to slice, cook and enjoy! Store unused raw bacon in a container with a tight fitting lid.
Notes
The number of slices per whole Back Bacon will determine on how thickly the slices are cut.
Nutrition
Serving: 2slicesCalories: 34kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 5gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 745mgPotassium: 92mgSugar: 2gVitamin A: 0.5IUCalcium: 3mgIron: 0.2mg
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