canadian Bacon

[DarrinG]

Well since I'm Canadian and I live in Canada you should send me some for quality control. LOL. They look great

I just picked up 60+ lbs. of loin. I'm going to do some as peameal and the others I'm going to slice and make into smoked pork chops. MMMMMM

I can't wait.

DarrinG

[wittdog]

Well since I'm Canadian and I live in Canada you should send me some for quality control. LOL. They look great

I just picked up 60+ lbs. of loin. I'm going to do some as peameal and the others I'm going to slice and make into smoked pork chops. MMMMMM

I can't wait.

DarrinG

Shiping them could be an issue....
They are almost done...two more *F
What are these smoked chops you speak of?..Sounds good

[wittdog]

The Canadian Bacon is done�.I was about a 14 hr cook�.I�m going to let it bloom for about an hour and then it�s fridge time�.I�ll post more pic tomorrow after it sits in the fridge and I cut it�then it�s breakfast tomorrow�

[Bill Hays]

That looks great! Can I come over for breakfast???

[DarrinG]

Smoked pork chops are chops that have been brined for about 12-24 hours then smoked and brought up to 130F then when you want them grill them up until they are done and consume.

DarrinG

[wittdog]

Now that sounds good...Can you vac pac the smoked chops? and then freeze them until needed

[DarrinG]

Yup. I vacpack them 2 at a time for my wife and I.

DarrinG

[Big Guy]

Yes Smoked pork chops are one of my favorites. Im going to do it a little different next week. I usually cut the chops and brine them. Then smoke them. I will brine the whole loin, smoke it then cut the chops and package to see if there is any difference.

[wittdog]

The CB is done and ready for consumption�..I�m really happy with the way this batch turned out�.I should have done 2 loins�.I brined the loins for 4 days and used honey as my sweetener ..the honey has a real nice flavor the CB is nice and moist and real nice subtle smoke flavor�.usually I�m my worst critic and will say this is good but�not this time this is some of the best CB I�ve made�Don�t know if you guys from across the pond know but CB in a store goes for $7 lb, I bought the loins for $1.99 lb and the store bought stuff can�t touch the taste and texture of this stuff�It�s good to have a hobby��.Oh yeah my new meat slicer worked great�don�t know how I lived without it and the price was right $25 USD

[Bill Hays]

Looks great wittdog!

[jenny_haddow]

Just beautiful. Thanks for the step by step pictures and updates, very interesting.

Jen

[Rivermute]

Peameal bacon is a real treat and dead simple to make. Will post a recipie when I get home from work. I think it started out as a south/central Ontario thing and spread out from there. Its super lean and barely needs to hit the pan (over cooking will dry it out). Great with fried potatoes.