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smokin'gal BBQ Pro

Joined: 28 Jun 2010 Posts: 610 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Aug 17 2010 Post subject: Dry cured lamb baaaaaa-con - new pics added |
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Well, I've continued my quest to make bacon out of more non-porcine, red meat animals. I present to you, lamb bacon:
Lamb belly ready for processing:
deboned belly slabs:
Lamb belly with Morton's Sugar Cure, herbs de provence, ground garlic, and fresh cracked pepper applied in vacuum bag:
After a week, I washed off the cure, and soaked the bellies for 6 hours in cool water to help leech out some of the salt. The bellies were left in the fridge on drying racks to dry for two days. They were then tossed into the smoker at 150 degrees, and smoked with hickory and apple wood chunks, until they reached a temp of 140:
I think some lamb BLTs are in order. What do you think?
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biker.chef BBQ Pro

Joined: 28 Jun 2010 Posts: 558 Location: Burnsville Minnesota
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Posted: Aug 17 2010 Post subject: |
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cool
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Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 6246 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Aug 17 2010 Post subject: |
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Nice job!
Let us know what it tastes like. |
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tacklebox BBQ Super Pro

Joined: 07 Jul 2009 Posts: 1870 Location: Big Bend, WI
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Posted: Aug 17 2010 Post subject: |
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I love lamb, and that stuff looks friggin great. (BTW...Denver ribs are on hold til this Sat thanks again for the help). Did you have to ask for lamb belly, or does your butcher normally stock it? _________________ ~Joe
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rodneymeatsnsweets BBQ Pro

Joined: 15 Mar 2010 Posts: 743 Location: Richmond, TX
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Posted: Aug 17 2010 Post subject: |
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WOW! Lamb bacon looks awesome.  |
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smokin'gal BBQ Pro

Joined: 28 Jun 2010 Posts: 610 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Aug 17 2010 Post subject: |
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tacklebox wrote: | I love lamb, and that stuff looks friggin great. (BTW...Denver ribs are on hold til this Sat thanks again for the help). Did you have to ask for lamb belly, or does your butcher normally stock it? |
Lamb belly is the same as lamb breast. The cut comes from the exact location as pork belly. I did have to special order it because lamb breast isn't a popular cut out this way, and most places that I used to frequent which carried lamb breast have it trimmed down significantly for ribs.
I'll let you guys know how it tastes after I have some for breakfast this morning. |
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patruns BBQ Super Pro

Joined: 03 Mar 2010 Posts: 3193 Location: Long Island, New York
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Posted: Aug 17 2010 Post subject: |
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Great idea! I too want to know what it tastes like.  _________________ Pat
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smokin'gal BBQ Pro

Joined: 28 Jun 2010 Posts: 610 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Aug 18 2010 Post subject: |
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Well fellow bbq'ers,
You should have smelled this bacon cooking. Smelled like bacon infused with the aroma of broiled lamb chops and made me salivate like Pavlov's dog. It has the characteristic "bacon" taste, with a very mild lambiness, and a light aftertaste of herbs de provence. It's freakin' delicious!  |
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Well ya got me salivating. _________________ -------
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smokin'gal BBQ Pro

Joined: 28 Jun 2010 Posts: 610 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Aug 18 2010 Post subject: |
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I don't think I fully captured how great this tasted in these photos, but here is your lamb bacon, Greek-style BLT, composed of dry cured lamb bacon, romaine lettuce, roma tomatoes, walla walla sweet onions, feta cheese, and homemade tzatziki sauce, on pita bread (which was briefly pan fried in the bacon fat):
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Joined: 09 Jan 2010 Posts: 183 Location: Manteca, CA
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Είμαι πεινασμένος. That looks so awesome what a great idea |
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patruns BBQ Super Pro

Joined: 03 Mar 2010 Posts: 3193 Location: Long Island, New York
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That looks delicious! _________________ Pat
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Joined: 30 Apr 2010 Posts: 1289 Location: Ottawa, ON
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That is just about the most delicious picture I have ever seen on this site.... |
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Joined: 01 Oct 2009 Posts: 240 Location: La Vergne, TN
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Holy Hog Wash!!! That junk looks delicious!!!!!!!! _________________ Custom Bellfab off set 54x30
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