Irish Back Bacon Recipe

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Irish Back Bacon Recipe

This Irish Back Bacon Recipe will help you make uncured Irish loin Back Bacon at home. All it takes is 3 simple ingredients, a few minutes for preparation and patience. At the end of this post, you'll know all about Irish Back Bacon!

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 1.5 lb pork loin
  • 2 oz brown sugar
  • 2 oz kosher salt See the notes regarding salt.
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Instructions

  1. Cut a whole pork loin in half. Use only the eye / medallion part. Save the other part to make ground pork with.
  2. Place the piece of pork loin in a container with a lid.
  3. Add salt to the pork. Then add the brown sugar.
  4. Coat the pork loin in the salt and sugar, be sure to rub them into the surface of the pork.
  5. Place the lid onto the container. If you don't have a good fitting lid, then wrap well with plastic film. Place the container in the refrigerator for 8 days.
  6. After 8 days, remove the pork from the refrigerator and the container. Wash well under cold water to remove any salt and sugar residue. Throw away the liquid.
  7. Pat dry with paper towel and lay the bacon on a wire or plastic rack. This allows the air to circulate around the bacon. Return the bacon to the refrigerator for another 2 days.
  8. Remove the air dried bacon from the refrigerator. It is now ready to slice, cook and enjoy! Store unused raw bacon in a container with a tight fitting lid.

Notes

  • The number of slices per whole Back Bacon will determine on how thickly the slices are cut.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 2slices Calories 34kcal (2%) Carbohydrates 2g (1%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 1g (2%) Saturated Fat 0.3g (2%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g Monounsaturated Fat 0.3g Trans Fat 0.01g Cholesterol 15mg (5%) Sodium 745mg (31%) Potassium 92mg (3%) Sugar 2g (4%) Vitamin A 0.5IU (0%) Calcium 3mg (0%) Iron 0.2mg (1%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 30slices

Amount Per Serving

Calories 34 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 2slices
Calories 34kcal 2%
Carbohydrates 2g 1%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 1g 2%
Saturated Fat 0.3g 2%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g 1%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.3g 2%
Trans Fat 0.01g 1%
Cholesterol 15mg 5%
Sodium 745mg 31%
Potassium 92mg 2%
Sugar 2g 4%
Vitamin A 0.5IU 0%
Calcium 3mg 0%
Iron 0.2mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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