1st Time Canadian Bacon

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buffalobbqpete

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May 23, 2017
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Cheektowaga NY
Couple weeks ago, the kids and I went to the store for some pork belly due to the fact we were getting seriously low on bacon. When they told me that they were out (someone came the night before and bought the last 5 or 6 they had), plans changed... Canadian bacon is something I've been wanting to try to make and it just so happens they had a few nice pork loins. So I picked up a 10lb loin and got to work!

I started by using Pop's Brine for about 12 days. Tested it and was absolutely floored how good it was! So I set it in the fridge overnight to dry a little, seasoned, and smoked. Here are the pics...
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Of course I had to have a nice breakfast the following day. Canadian Bacon & Scrambled Eggs with a little dollop of Sour Cream and Chives.
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I haven't tried it brined yet, but I got two slabs curing in my lil project fridge now using Disco's method. One will just be peppered prior to smoking..but the other has a healthy dose of yellow curry added to the curing mix.
 
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