Homemade Bacon. No Sugar. Keto. Low Carb
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Finally got around to making my own bacon.
I got hold of a 3 kg (6.6 lbs) porkbelly that i drybrined for a week before smoking it at 75-85c (170-190f) for 5 hours using my mini wsm and apple wood for smoke.
Then i vacuumsealed it for 30 hours before i sliced and packaged it.
An important step when drybrining with only salt is to fry a piece before smoking it. If too salty let it soak in cold water and hour or two - then try again. After its smoked you cannot get rid of the salt ...
Drybrine:
100gr kosher salt per kg porkbelly
10gr curing salt (6.5%) per kg porkbelly - optional to use
1 tbs mustard seeds
1 tbs black pepper corns
1 tbs fennel seeds
Grind the dark spices and mix with the salts. Cover the meat on all sides and wrap (or vacuumseal) then put in the fridge 1 week. Flip every day.
I chose to hot smoke at the above temp until an internal temp of 62/145.
It is delicious!!
Enjoy
Great idea making your own bacon must be so much better for you...
Yes so healthy.
Thanks. Yes i know whats in it :)
Thats something I need to try! Looks awesome Lasse!
Thanks Tom. Really worth it - not everytime for sure - but every once in a while :)
Gads I wish I could get pork belly here. You did wonderfully . Thanks for sharing!
THank you Sir. I was / am very happy with the outcome. NExt time i will divide it into pieces and try some different seasonings too :)
Nicely done Lasse, I like that slicer. I could use one.
Thanks Kirby. I hope it will work a while. Although it was only 39bucks so.. hehe
I love it when a foodie experiment works out well. Much of your success is down to your innate skills and good judgement. 😋👍🌟🍺
Thanks Pete. Totally agree :) I was worried what the outcome would be a but it was really good in the end :)
@@LassesFoodAndBarbecue Hmmmm keto beer - now that would be something! 🍺 😆
Mmm true hehe
Nice Lasse! I've always wanted a meat slicer. 👍🏼
Thanks Joe. Me too. Not sure what lifespan this will have - it was 30bucks - but it got the job done. Next time i will make roastbeef :)
MO here!!! Great job Lasse ,, looks very tasty!!!!
Thanks Mike, it really turned out great for a first try :)
It's good to know you can cure bacon without the sugar. Thanks!!
Thanks Jim. About half the store bacob here is without sugar so i searched around for a recipe - and it worked great :)
Yet again something I've never done but want to. That slicer looks really cool!
Thanks Charley so worth it :)
Slicer was 30bucks at our ”lowes” and i had no intention of getting one - but being in the store while the bacon smoked felt like a sign...
Hello. Boy I've been wanting to do that for long time now. It's just got to be so much better and when you can cut it perfectly with that cutter = The Best Bacon. We love our vacuum sealer thingy. Awesome job Lasse
Thanks Päivi. YEs it really was good, and as you say now i can cut it as thick or thin as i like too :)
Lasse, I, too, started making my own bacon about a year ago. Your tip of frying off a slice to sample before smoking to assess the saltiness is really valuable. I have a pork belly curing now so will definitely adopt your tip. Tack!
My pleasure - svensk? - I saw someone doing the fry test and realized i had to since there was a real risk of it being to salty using only salt in the brine. Takc för besöket .)
Well done Lasse!
Thanks Diane. First try. Not the last :)
Wow, you sure can do it all Lasse! The bacon looks delicious!
Thanks Kelly. I was very happy with it :)
That looked amazing!! Well done 👍
Thanks Jarred, i was surprised how well it turned out for a first time :)
This is an amazing share I learned something new every day first that 6 1/2 pound of pork belly you have bacon for years wow
Great idea of soaking it to draw out the salt that I did not know that would work
Then smoking it
This was a lot of work but I’m sure worth it
Love your New slicer you have all the gadgets
Thanks Jeff. True :)
Yes it works well. I do it on the orebrined ham hocks and ham they sell here - they are always too salty imo.
Slicer worked great too :)
I've got to make homemade bacon one of these days. Nice video!
Thanks Jeff. It is really good, and not really much work either :)
Wow!! That BACON!! looks very Delicious 😋 Thanks for sharing
Thanks. Came out great!
Looks great Lasse. I'd love some of that bacon
Tanks sebastian - i appreciate that!
Dude that came out awesome I've been wanting to do this with some pork belly. I did make some Canadian Bacon a few weeks ago and it came out great. Brine for 12 days and the smoked for about 2 hours till 145 internal. Came out pretty damn tasty. Video should be out in a week or so. Porky belly has to be where it's at though. Great job Lasse!
Thanks Jaxx.
I have been contemplating making that too. We call it kassler here and i really like it.
It was fun doing this, and i will again for sure. Just buying the belly was fun.:)
One thing I’ve been wanting to do. Can’t find pork belly easily😞I know it was delicious. Love your slicer too. Thanks for sharing 😃
Thank you Christy. A whole porkbelly like this is npt common here, so i was very hapy finding a store i could buy it in :)
I've been waiting for this video for a week now. Looks good. I've had the same struggle with it coming out salty. That should be enough for a day or two ;)
Thanks Ryan. Yes it does take salt very much, but soaking it worked fine. I have to do that with ham hocks and christmas ham ehre since it is prebrined, and too salty in my opinion.
Lasse, I know how frustrating it is to lose video clips! In your case here, it seems to have made little difference. I understood the process perfectly. I never saw such beautiful looking bacon before this! Awesome job! The new slicer worked like a charm! I can see your bacon was delicious!
Thanks John. Happy that you tell me that. It was a bit of work so i was reluctant to scrao the video. But it turned out ok. And the bacon perfect :)
Much appreciated!
Lasse, I finally found some pork belly a while ago. I think it was in stock for the Super Bowl parties. Never saw it before and I'm sure I'll never see it again. But I have a lot in the freezer and hope to try making bacon once Spring arrives. I absolutely agree that sugar isn't needed. Lasse, you did beautiful bacon! I only hope I come close one day.
Thanks Terry. Here about half the storebacon is without sugar so i figured thats what i wanted. Worked a charm.
I thought it would be complicated making - but it was quite east i must say :)
awesome!! Love Bacon!!
Thanks Benny! Really tastes good :)
Making Bacon! Rock On Lasse!
Thanks Sal. Fun to do :)
love this video
Thank you
Love Bacon. I’ve never done anything like this. I did do a raw ham once and it was a bit salty as well. Nice slicer! 🍻
Thanks. First try - but it did work out well :) Very tasty!
Cool, home-made bacon is the best, big like my friend!
Thanks Wess, it really turned out great for a first time :)
Yummy... Liked
Thank you
OMG, it looks amazing! 😍🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓
Thank you :)
Ser jo meget bra ut.. Hemgjord blir best!
Tack. Första gången - men inte sista :)
I wonder if soaking it with a potato in water would help bring out more salt. My last batch was too salty. Going to soak it next time as I do not want sugar in my bacon
Bacon + more bacon= Happiness...lol. I have yet to try doing my own bacon... Were you able to remove the salty flavor after the 2 hour water bath?
Thanks Luis. Yes it worked great. I saw a video where someone soaked it 24 hours - and that was too long in that case :)
BACON!!
Word!
How can I do this without a smoker? Send heeelp
Hi you can follow along and use liquid smoke in the recipe. 1 tsp is enough. Then finish it in the oven at the same temperature.
Great! Thank you so much! Can’t wait to try this recipe!!
Lastly, if I’ll only be using 2lbs of pork belly, how much of the ingredients should I need?