Salt pork

[Drawerdoc]

When I was a kid I remember eating salt pork all the time, fryied like bacon. A little black pepper and I was great. I make reg. bacon, Canadian bacon and I am going to try black bacon. My ? Is anybody make it or should I use the recipe from the net I googled. I will probably use pork loin, more cost effective approach, not a lot of work. Thanks for looking, Lloyd

[Richtee]

I THINK salt pork is just cured belly? NOT smoked in other words... which would be bacon?

[SmokinLee]

Only used for my NE Clam chowder. It usually is pretty cheap and you need the fat that a loin don't have.

[curious aardvark]

one thing to bear in mind if you use seasalt - and freeze the salt pork - after a couple of months in the freezer the trace amounts of nitrate will actually cure the pork. Proved that a year or two back :-)
If you don't wnat that to happen use a processed salt - which I think kosher salt is (don't get it over here).

Can't say about the recipe from the net you googled - unless you post it so we can see what it is :-)

What black bacon recipe you using ?

[Drawerdoc]

one thing to bear in mind if you use seasalt - and freeze the salt pork - after a couple of months in the freezer the trace amounts of nitrate will actually cure the pork. Proved that a year or two back :-)
If you don't wnat that to happen use a processed salt - which I think kosher salt is (don't get it over here).

Can't say about the recipe from the net you googled - unless you post it so we can see what it is :-)

What black bacon recipe you using ?

Your recipe,,, ordered mol. Yesterday

[Drawerdoc]

I THINK salt pork is just cured belly? NOT smoked in other words... which would be bacon?

It's not cured just salt and spices,,, and I do need fat. What is BBQ without fat!
Thanks for the sample of Smittys, what is it?

[lynsey123]

Whats black bacon??

[Drawerdoc]

Whats black bacon??

Search curious aardvard's post,,, his rec. amazon has the speical mol lass is,,,
The scalp pork rec. I wanted to use is from the splendid table ( don't know how to attach a site ) sea salt, b sugar, juniper berries, b p, bay eat and all spice.
It's only cured with salt.

[Richtee]

Good luck with that... what would a pinch er three of nitrite hurt?

[Slanted88]

Man...Louie has me throw a chunk or 3 on the smoker....Hickree...Cool...in a pot of Collards or Mustard or Turnip greens... Best if ya get after some corn bread!

[crusty ol salt]

Search curious aardvard's post,,, his rec. amazon has the speical mol lass is,,,
The scalp pork rec. I wanted to use is from the splendid table ( don't know how to attach a site ) sea salt, b sugar, juniper berries, b p, bay eat and all spice.
It's only cured with salt.

http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/sho...ht=black+bacon

i believe this is the post that is being referenced

[Meat Hunter]

Whats black bacon??

Bacon that has been fried too much
Oh I couldn't help myself......we now resume normal broadcasting

[Slanted88]

Bacon that has been fried too much
Oh I couldn't help myself......we now resume normal broadcasting

Thats frickin funny!

[Gator]

Years ago when I was a child, I can remember my father taking out the salt pork, slicing it and preparing it for breakfast, or other dishes, and it did not look like this wet stuff that comes in a plastic bag. Salt Pork was belly that had been salted long enough that it was dry to touch, with big grains of salt adhered to the outside. We used it as a staple seasoning meat in many dishes.

Gator

[viper125]

I've ate a lot of salt pork. It was pork belly and cured. But no nitrates just sided usually with salt and pepper and cured in salt. Pretty much same as plain belly bacon with no smoke. They Sid this in Kentucky but the reason was they had no way to keep frozen so they salted or smoked. They also used salt peter and thinks considered not good today.

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