Cold Smoke #2

[dollarbill]

Ive got 3 bellies i've cured for a little over a week now. I want to make one with a pepper crust. What is the method to get the crushed pepper corns to stick to the bacon? Thanks db

 

[wittdog]

The night before you are going to smoke the bellies put them on a drying rack on in the fridge. Let the dry overnight pat any excess moisture off the bellies in the morning and then appy the pepper crust

 

[dollarbill]

Thanks Witt. I still have 2 in the cure. I let the first one sit out for an hour after drying it. I then spread the crushed peppers across it and "pressed" them into the bacon with the back of a fryin pan. That seemed to work real well. I just cooked some up and it is fantastic....as usual.... Thanks! Ill try that with the next one.

 

[bigwheel]

Hmmm the peppa sticks mo betta to a dry belly. Who woulda thunk it? Swear hanging at around here is like going off to the big culinary screwl in Noo Yawk City.

bigwheel