I’m trying to catch up with my back log of posts as I’ve mentioned before.
Baconsilog – bacon, itlog (eggs) and sinangag (fried rice)
My sister and I have always wanted to make our own bacon given the fact that we love bacon for breakfast. I found a lot of recipes for making homemade bacon but really didn’t have the inclination to do it at home until I read Marketman’s account on making bacon. Last December, my sister and I set out to make not just one but 4x doing two variations – baked and smoked.
The recipe and procedure is basically from Saveur although I did modify the spices and herbs according to what was in our pantry then.
Pork belly and spices
Homemade Bacon
Spice/Herb rub for 1.5 kgs pork belly
2 1/2 tbsp salt
1 1/2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp black peppercorns
1.5 tsp fennel seeds
1.5 tsp dried oregano
1.5 tsp dried thyme
2 laurel leaves
2 garlic cloves chopped finely
1 tsp paprika
Since I didn’t have a large space for curing the bacon, I chopped the pork belly into three blocks. Mix all the spice/herb rub together and cover the pork belly blocks with mixture. Wrap in plastic bag and refrigerate for a week. Turn over every other day. On the 7th day, wash pork belly and smoke for two hours. Trim edges then cut thinly and store.
To bake, after washing pork belly blocks, bake at 200 F for two hours.
So what do we prefer? I think baking the bacon is better than smoking as the smoke flavor tends to overpower the bacon flavor. In any case, both versions are delicious and will certainly often repeated at home.
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I’ve never smoked meats before, but I’m hoping to play around with it this summer some (and I’d love to do some cheeses). I’m going to bookmark this in case I get real energetic — sounds great! Thanks.
I like the herb and spice mix you used. Sounds easy enough!
I used the same recipe to make bacon not too long ago. And I came to the same conclusion you did…
I tried a smoked bacon recipe from Alton Brown, and the Saveur baked recipe. The baked bacon was much more like traditional bacon and had a much better balanced flavor. I don’t buy bacon anymore, now that I know how easy it is to make, and how much better it tastes!
hello gay! the bacon looks yummy, ngayon ko lang nalaman pwede pala baconsilog, i’ll try that tomorrow morning (commercialized bacon nga lang, hehe).
Hi there! Passing by!
Thanks for stopping by my blog to comment on the ribs. Your bacon looks great! Now that I have a Big Green Egg, I want to do bacon too. My colleague yesterday said he smokes it over applewood. Mmm, garlic fried rice. I put that on my blog too!
wow baconsilog!i just love bacon…
Just found your blog.Luv it. I like the
science tidbits about the food. A la Alton
Brown.Keep it up!
Thanks!
Nothing beats bacon `no? And it’s so easy to make!
We also make bacon at home and have tried using maple syrup as a glaze. Quite good too!
Your post made me hungry…
great post, i am planning to make my own bacon too when i have the time but i don’t have a smoker. i am glad that i saw your post that i can bake it instead.
Gorgeous bacon. Bacon is one of my favorite foods for breakfast.
I’ll try your recipe ha. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks. Nothing beats bacon for breakfast!
pls send to me the recipe of homemade bacon recipe..thanks
your recipe is looking great, and the pics are really looking yummy.
oh my god! oh my god! naglalaway talaga ako, gay!