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
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
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.
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.