Coffee and Molasses Cured Duck Breast Bacon Recipe

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Coffee and Molasses Cured Duck Breast Bacon
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Ingredients:

  • 4 cups cold water
  • 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 2 1/2 tbsp insta cure no.1 (curing salt)
  • 1/4 cup molasses (regular or robust, not blackstrap)
  • 3 cups ice cubes
  • 6 pekin (sometimes called long island) duck breast halves with skin (about 7 oz each)

Directions:

  1. Cure duck: Stir together water, coffee, kosher salt, brown sugar, and Insta Cure in storage tub until solids are dissolved, about 3 minutes, then add molasses and stir until dissolved. Add ice and stir until cure is cold (ice may not melt completely; keeping liquid cold slows salt absorption).
  2. Add duck to cure and weight down with a large plate (to keep submerged). Chill, tub covered with a lid or plastic wrap, 6 hours.
  3. Rinse duck and pat dry, then discard brine.
  4. Prepare grill and cold-smoke duck: Prepare grill and cold-smoke duck followingprocedure for grilling and cold-smoking chicken legs . (Duck will not be cooked.)
  5. Cool duck completely, uncovered, then chill, wrapped in plastic wrap until ready to thinly slice and fry (seeduck breast bacon and frisée salad recipe ).
  6. Cooks' notes: •Duck can be cured, rinsed, and patted dry 1 day ahead of cold-smoking and chilled, wrapped in plastic wrap. •Uncooked cold-smoked duck bacon keeps, chilled, 1 week, or frozen 2 months.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 507.68 Kcal (2126 kJ)
Calories from fat 53.55 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.95g 9%
Cholesterol 104.13mg 35%
Sodium 12884.54mg 537%
Potassium 817.84mg 17%
Total Carbs 85.49g 28%
Sugars 84.94g 340%
Protein 28.76g 58%
Vitamin C 2mg 3%
Iron 4.6mg 26%
Calcium 204.9mg 20%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 39.16 Kcal (164 kJ)
Calories from fat 4.13 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.46g 9%
Cholesterol 8.03mg 35%
Sodium 993.79mg 537%
Potassium 63.08mg 17%
Total Carbs 6.59g 28%
Sugars 6.55g 340%
Protein 2.22g 58%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 3%
Iron 0.4mg 26%
Calcium 15.8mg 20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.6
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low calorie,
  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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