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Bacon
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Bacon

6 ingredients 10 min + 6 hr 4 pounds bacon openrecipes
Bacon

"This recipe is used for smoked pork and bacon, and will work for Canadian bacon as well This bacon needs lots of smoke."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

386
Calories
28g
Protein
14g
Fat
38g
Carbs

Counts 3 of 5 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Raw Pork 100g cooked 242
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Water not in our table 0
Wood not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 pounds raw pork belly
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup sugar-based curing mixture (such as Morton® Tender Quick®)
  • 1 gallon cold water, or as needed
  • 1 (10 pound) bag charcoal briquettes
  • hickory or apple wood chips

Directions

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By allrecipes · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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