I recently cured a 2 kg slab of pork belly following a recipe I found online.
After 7 days I smoked it but when I cut it up it wasn't cured in the middle. The recipe said 7 days as do many I've seen online but should I have let it go in the fridge for 14 or even 21 days perhaps? Or should I have cut it in half and cured 2 X11 kg slabs separately instead?
How do you know if it's cured right through?
I probably sliced up more than half of it before realising it hadn't cured in the middle. U.S. There anything I can do with these sliced pieces? Also I have an approximate 250-300 gram chunk left. Am I able to cure thus piece again for another 7 days and re smoke it?
Thanks in advance.