Making My 1st Canadian Bacon w/ Cure View

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alelover

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Since I'll be smoking the Pastrami next weekend I thought I might give it some company in the smoke. Got a nice 1855 Premium Brand pork loin a couple weeks back for 1.89 a pound. Some are chops, some are roasts. This one will be CB. 1.5 pounds of it. Thought I'd start small just in case something goes awry.

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Trimmed some of the fat off. Chill it in the freezer a bit first. It trims easier. Mine didn't freeze enough and it started getting a little floppy near the end of the trim job.

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Tied it up so when I slice it later it will fit on my English Muffin better.

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Rubbed it down with a modified Shooter Rick recipe. Halved it for the smaller cut of meat.

1 TBS Morton’s Tender Quick per pound of meat
½ tsp Brown Sugar per pound of meat
½ tsp Onion Powder
½ tsp Garlic Powder
½ tsp Paprika
½ tsp Course Black Pepper


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Vac sealed and into the fridge she goes.

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Join us next week at this time when CB meets Pastrami in a smoke filled room.
 
Looking good!!

  Have a great day!!

  Craig
 
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It looks like Canadian bacon to me so far. See you in a week or so.
 
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Took the CB out of its cure and rinsed in cold water. Put in a bowl of cold water to soak for 1 1/2 hours.

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Slice a little for the fry test.

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Did a fry test. Just a tick salty.

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Soaked for 1 1/2 more hours. Good this time. Tastes more like ham than a pork chop. Think I got a good cure.

Let sit overnight in fridge.

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Ready for the smoke. 8 AM. Using mostly oak and a little hickory.

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3 1/2 Hours in at 200 - 225. Mopped the CB with some pure maple syrup.

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Intermission. Be back later.
 
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Looks delicious!  How long did you refrigerate it?  And how long did you continue to smoke it after applying the maple syrup mop?
 
How ironic, I have one in the smoker that could be a twin to what you did.  I even left the ceyenne out of shooters recipe like you did.  Will do a q view this afternoon.  Hope yours turns out well.  from my test sample this should be awesome. 
 
Lookin' real good Scott!

You're gonna love that stuff----While it's in the smoker, you might as well run to the store & get another 8 or 16 pounds of Pork Loin!

Can't wait to see the final color & the slices--MMMMmmmm.........

Thanks,

Bear
 
We're back after that brief intermission. She is out of the smoker at 162. Popping it in the fridge and then to the slicer.

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We got slices. Man is that good. Has a nice sweetness to it. Balances nice with the peppery rind. Oh yeah, it tastes just like canadian bacon too. Yummy!

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