How Do You Prepare Cured Bacon In A Gas Smoker & Grill?
Before buying packaged bacon from your local grocery store, consider cooking prepared cured bacon in a gas smoker or grill. Store-bought bacon contains extra preservatives and fillers that alter the natural taste of the bacon. Use the backside of a pork belly to create bacon. Once the bacon cures in a combination of salt and sugar for a week, it has to dry out before you can prepare the bacon in a gas smoker or grill. Buy pork belly located to closest to the pork loin. Wash the pork belly and dry it off with paper towels. Trim off excess loose fat from the pork belly with a sharp knife. Do not remove the skin from the pork, and do not trim off all the fat. Prepare the pork belly for curing. Combine sugar, curing salt, sugar and peppercorns. Rub the dry seasonings on all of the pork belly. Place the pork belly in a plastic 1-gallon zip-lock bag. Place the seasoned pork belly in the refrigerator. Continue to turn the bag while the meat cures for seven days. Remove the pork belly from the
