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Pork Bellies. Wat do?
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11 Jan ’13 - 3:55 pm
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we had used all ours for bacon, so I ordered some from our local farm to try some experimenting with them, what do you guys think I should make with it, chia said buckboard bacon, I was thinking pancetta

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11 Jan ’13 - 8:22 pm
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I vote prosciutto, so i can view the tutorial.

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11 Jan ’13 - 8:32 pm
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lol, but of course, I am open to other suggestions as well

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12 Jan ’13 - 11:17 am
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I was thinking of a Rullepølse as well

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14 Jan ’13 - 11:49 am
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got my curing salts in finally, it begins

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17 Jan ’13 - 12:23 am
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I decided to go with the pancetta, i did order some more pork bellies to do the others as well though,

word of warning, curing salt is a poison if ingested directly in very small amounts

You do need to handle it with care because it’s toxic if you ingest it directly. It’s colored pink to prevent accidental ingestion. Keep it out of kids’ reach. According to this link on Oxford University’s site, the exact toxicity is 71 milligrams per kilogram. I weigh nearly 100 kilograms. That means if I ate 7.1 grams, it could kill me (by binding the oxygen carried by my blood to the hemoglobin, making that oxygen unavailable to my cells). That’s about a teaspoon. If you’re a petite 110 pounds, 1/2 teaspoon would be toxic. This article on its toxicity suggest an even lower amount is harmful. Bottom line: Don’t be afraid of it, but keep it well identified, and use it only as a recipe calls for.

find a good recipe and follow it, now is not the time to be getting creative, especially with curing salts

anyways, I assembled my supplies needed

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and dumped in 2 tablespoons of garlic

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I destemmed one sprig of rosemary

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and 3 sprigs of thyme

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a tablespoon of peppercorns

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and 1/3 cup of kosher salt

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4 bay leaves

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and 2 tablespoons of brown sugar

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2 teaspoons of nutmeg

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and 12 juniper berries

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I stuck them in a blender and blended well

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I took my pork belly

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and removed the skin

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flip it over and you want to square off the meat so it tolls uniformly and trim the meat and fat so it rolls with no air pockets created that can harbor bacteria

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the recipe I was using was for a 6 pound pork belly, but mine was 3 pounds and the recipe called for 4 tsp's of curing salt, so i used one on each side, sprinkled on the meat

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and rubbed it in

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I took half of the spice mix and coated the meat

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and flipped it over onto a piece of saran wrap and coated the other side

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I wrapped the meat up with the plastic wrap

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and stuck it in a pan in my fridge, time to wait 7 days

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I have been taking it out each day and rubbing the cure on it that has fallen off, the meat is starting to firm up

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24 Jan ’13 - 6:36 pm
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so it's been 7 days

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I dumped 2 tbsp of peppercorn into a bowl

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and used a measuring cup to crush the peppercorn

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I unwrapped the belly and rinsed off all the cure under water and patted it dry with paper towels

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I rubbed the crushed peppercorn into both sides

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and rolled the belly up tight length wise

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I used some twine and tied up the ends good

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and tied the middle

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I wrapped it along the length

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and hung it in the pantry for the next 3 weeks, to be continued

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