Bacon is a cured meat prepared from several different cuts of meat. It is usually made from side and back cuts of pork, except in the United States, where it is almost always prepared from pork belly. Bacon may be eaten smoked, boiled, fried, baked, or grilled, or used as a minor ingredient to flavor dishes.
Bacon
Ingredients:
pork belly (liempo), 1 kg
salt, 2 1/3 tbsp
sugar,3/4 tbsp
prague powder, 1/4 tsp
ascorbic acid (Vit. C), 250 mg
Utensils:
knife
weighing scale
chopping board
mixing bowl
measuring spoons
tray
Procedure:
1. Mix dry ingredients thoroughly.
2. Rub the ingredients on the skin side of the trimmed bacon, and then on the fleshly portion.
3. Pack the slabs skin down on an enameled or non-corrosive container.
4. Cure in the refrigerator for 1 week.
5. After curing, soak the slabs for a few minutes in warm water.
6. Drain the bacon.
7. Smoke for 2 hours.
8. Dry for 9 days.
9. Slice thinly.
10. Cook by frying in its own lard.
Ingredients can be bought at:
Ultima Entrepinoy Center
Nutrition Foundation of the Philippines Bldg.
107 E. Rodriguez Sr. Ave., Quezon City
Tel: 411-1349; 742-0826; 742-7866
Email: lulu_sfmh@yahoo.com
Web: www.spicesandfoodmix.com
sources: dost.gov.ph, wikipedia
Thanks for the detailed recipes