How to Pickle Cured Bacon Recipe

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How to Pickle Cured Bacon
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Ingredients:

  • 100 lbs bacon (sides from fresh-killed hogs)
  • 8 lbs salt
  • 3 oz saltpeter
  • 4 gallons water

Directions:

  1. Lay the sides of bacon on a board and rub with fine salt.
  2. Let stand for 48 hours.
  3. Mix the next three ingredients and dissolve in the water.
  4. Bring to a boil and cook for 15 minutes.
  5. Skim and cool.
  6. Place bacon in a clean oak barrel and pour liquid over meat.
  7. Place a heavy weight on the bacon to keep it under the brine.
  8. Bacon prepared like this will keep about a year in a cool place.
  9. After bacon has been in brine for five weeks; it may all be hung up to dry and when thoroughly dried, smoked at smoke house as needed.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 48569.85 Kcal (203352 kJ)
Calories from fat 40815 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4535g 6977%
Cholesterol 7482.75mg 2494%
Sodium 426760.25mg 17782%
Potassium 22973.18mg 489%
Total Carbs 446.7g 149%
Sugars 329.92g 1320%
Protein 1473.88g 2948%
Iron 3.4mg 19%
Calcium 1445.4mg 145%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 296.71 Kcal (1242 kJ)
Calories from fat 249.33 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 27.7g 6977%
Cholesterol 45.71mg 2494%
Sodium 2607.03mg 17782%
Potassium 140.34mg 489%
Total Carbs 2.73g 149%
Sugars 2.02g 1320%
Protein 9g 2948%
Calcium 8.8mg 145%

* 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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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 1349.3
    Points
  • 1349
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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