tender quick bacon

treed · Newbie Joined: 02 Apr 2010 Posts: 85

picking up 10 lbs belly today, I have some tender quick that I've used before. Just looking for a good maple bacon recipe and maybe a plain country bacon recipe all usng TQ as cure, gonna split 10lb piece in half and make 2 different recipes. Thanks

Travis

Harry Nutczak · Posted: Sat Feb 05 11 3:00 pm Post subject:

I TBS per pound, season with some pepper (I like Garlic) and maybe 1tsp/LB of maple sugar if you want the maple flavor.
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treed · Newbie Joined: 02 Apr 2010 Posts: 85

well bacon has been curing for 6 days today, feels pretty firm, some spots not as firm as others. The meat turned really dark, maybe because the recipe I used. Gonna give it til tomorrow night or sunday in cure yet nad rinse off and smoke

recipe as per pound of meat
1TBS tender quick
1TBS brown sugar
1/2 tsp fresh black pepper
1/4 tsp garlic
1TBS pure maple syrup

treed · Newbie Joined: 02 Apr 2010 Posts: 85

bacon turned out pretty good

T00lman · Posted: Wed Feb 16 11 10:35 pm Post subject:

bacon looks great what wood did ya use and what temps ?
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treed · Newbie Joined: 02 Apr 2010 Posts: 85

I used sugar maple, started temps around 110-120 deg for an hour no smoke. Raised and held 150 deg with smoke for 3 hours to reach internal of 150. Bacon turned out real smoky and sweet good breakfast bacon

BBQonICE · Posted: Thu Feb 17 11 1:21 am Post subject:

looks good....we do similar recipie but smoke with black alder or willow. We only smoke for couple hours at most.
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