Slab bacon...

[Gonna Smoke]

...was an appetizer on the menu at a restaurant we went to a month or so ago. It was one piece of thick sliced bacon pan seared and served with a drizzle of some kind of dark sauce, Sheila said it tasted like it had A1 in it.

Anyway, she liked it and I said I could do that and it just so happened that I had 2 bellies curing at the time. Couple of weeks later, they were ready for some smoke and slicing. I sliced a few slices extra thick, maybe ½"...

I decided to sprinkle on some of my no-salt rub and grill them...

Fired up some hickory in the kettle and on they went...

Almost too dark to see, but trying to get a good char...

Sheila had been to a fall fair and bought this for me...

So I drizzled it on...

Great appetizer for before the meal...

This was really good and next time I cure bacon, I'll slice up even more thick slices to do this again. A word of caution though, if you do try this. Be aware of the salt content of the rub and the bacon. I use a lower salt content in my bacon, but still could see where this could get too salty if a normal BBQ rub is used. I used a no-salt rub that I make for this...

 

[normanaj]

A good friend of mine owns the local bar the wife and I go to and he puts slab bacon on the menu as a special on occasion,basically whenever he find good belly at a decent price.

 

[DieselTech]

Just mouth watering delicious . Appetizers my butt, that's a meal.

Nice!

 

[uncle eddie]

A word of caution though, if you do try this. Be aware of the salt content of the rub and the bacon. ... I used a no-salt rub that I make for this...

Amen! I wish seasoning companies would leave the salt out and let me add it.

I think they put so much salt in the seasoning mixes just to bulk it up.

 

[Fueling Around]

Looks great Charles.

Amen! I wish seasoning companies would leave the salt out and let me add it.

I think they put so much salt in the seasoning mixes just to bulk it up.

I make my own to avoid both salt and sugars.

 

[Coreymacc]

I just finished 10 lbs of bacon a few weeks ago and left it unsliced. Im gonna have to give this a try for sure

Corey

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Man that looks good Charles!

 

[Chingadero]

I shouldn't have looked at this before lunch; now I'm drooling...

 

[ifitsdeadsmokeit]

That is some nice looking belly. Where do you source it from? Cant get anything like that near me, it is mostly fat.

 

[tallbm]

...was an appetizer on the menu at a restaurant we went to a month or so ago. It was one piece of thick sliced bacon pan seared and served with a drizzle of some kind of dark sauce, Sheila said it tasted like it had A1 in it.

Anyway, she liked it and I said I could do that and it just so happened that I had 2 bellies curing at the time. Couple of weeks later, they were ready for some smoke and slicing. I sliced a few slices extra thick, maybe ½"...
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I decided to sprinkle on some of my no-salt rub and grill them...
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Fired up some hickory in the kettle and on they went...
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Almost too dark to see, but trying to get a good char...
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Sheila had been to a fall fair and bought this for me...
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So I drizzled it on...
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Great appetizer for before the meal...
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This was really good and next time I cure bacon, I'll slice up even more thick slices to do this again. A word of caution though, if you do try this. Be aware of the salt content of the rub and the bacon. I use a lower salt content in my bacon, but still could see where this could get too salty if a normal BBQ rub is used. I used a no-salt rub that I make for this...

Oh yeah pork belly is fantastic in all kinds of ways!
Great job and I look forward to seeing what else you make with it :D

 

[Brokenhandle]

Dang Charles... that looks amazing!

Ryan

 

[Fueling Around]

Dang Charles... that looks amazing!

Ryan

When you're loading out hogs do you envision belly bacon, pulled pork and hams heading up the chute?

 

[Brokenhandle]

When you're loading out hogs do you envision belly bacon, pulled pork and hams heading up the chute?

Bacon and ham... all day!!!!

Ryan

 

[TNJAKE]

Love bacon like that. Me and Emily had some at a very nice restaurant last year. They hung it like this. So so tasty

 

[cptnding]

Love bacon like that. Me and Emily had some at a very nice restaurant last year. They hung it like this. So so tasty

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Damn man! That's one helluva spread!

 

[ConrodM]

Looks Amazing! Might have to surprise the wife with this!

 

[Smoking Allowed]

I have had something like that before. Yours looks good.

 

[Gonna Smoke]

A good friend of mine owns the local bar the wife and I go to and he puts slab bacon on the menu as a special on occasion,basically whenever he find good belly at a decent price.

Just mouth watering delicious . Appetizers my butt, that's a meal.

Nice!

Amen! I wish seasoning companies would leave the salt out and let me add it.

I think they put so much salt in the seasoning mixes just to bulk it up.

Looks great Charles.


I make my own to avoid both salt and sugars.

I just finished 10 lbs of bacon a few weeks ago and left it unsliced. Im gonna have to give this a try for sure

Corey

Man that looks good Charles!

I shouldn't have looked at this before lunch; now I'm drooling...

That is some nice looking belly. Where do you source it from? Cant get anything like that near me, it is mostly fat.

Oh yeah pork belly is fantastic in all kinds of ways!
Great job and I look forward to seeing what else you make with it :D

Dang Charles... that looks amazing!

Ryan

When you're loading out hogs do you envision belly bacon, pulled pork and hams heading up the chute?

Bacon and ham... all day!!!!

Ryan

Love bacon like that. Me and Emily had some at a very nice restaurant last year. They hung it like this. So so tasty

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Damn man! That's one helluva spread!

Looks Amazing! Might have to surprise the wife with this!

I have had something like that before. Yours looks good.

Thank you all for your comments and compliments...

 

[DRKsmoking]

Charles I love the thick sliced bacon . I could make some nice meal with that.
I must try this sometime

David