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As the temperature gradually decreased, it was the season of curing bacon, and since learning it, I couldn't help but pickle some every winter, starting with a few pounds, and then more and more. The marinated bacon is frozen in the refrigerator, stored for three or five months is very fresh, and when it comes to the Spring Festival, it is taken out and fried with a few plates of green vegetables to entertain relatives and friends, delicious and faceless.
The elders of the family make bacon and like to smoke it, believing that unmounted bacon has no soul. Indeed, smoked bacon has a different flavor. However, many of the bacon eaten outside today are directly pickled, and with smoked bacon being more troublesome, the way of making bacon has been slowly simplified. But the simplified method is also a small skill, not directly salted on it, there are 2 steps can not be less, so that the bacon out of this is not only mildew and not smelly, the taste is also very good, let's take a look at it.
Things that have been blistered or washed are particularly prone to mold, and the same is true for making bacon. Many friends in order to ensure clean hygiene, bought pork belly repeatedly rinsed with water, in fact, this is not right, because once the water on the meat is not clean, it is very easy to cause decay, so the meat can not be washed with water.
The correct way to do this is to wipe the bought meat repeatedly with high liquor to ensure that every place is covered and then dried naturally. The reason for using liquor is because liquor has a bactericidal and flavor-enhancing effect, which can not only kill bacteria on the surface of pork, but also bring a different taste to meat. If some friends can only accept meat washed with water, then remember to use paper to suck the water dry, you must ensure that the surface of the pork is dry.
When many friends marinate bacon, they will apply salt directly to the surface of the pork, which is actually incorrect. Light use salted meat, except for salty does not have any flavor. The correct way is: salt, peppercorns, star anise, fragrant leaves, cinnamon in the pot stir-fry, until the aroma is dispersed, the color of the salt turns yellow, put out to cool, evenly spread on the pork, and apply white wine, to ensure that every part of the pork is covered.
The above 2 steps are indispensable when marinating bacon, so that the cured bacon not only tastes good, but also does not smell and is resistant to storage, and it is no problem to eat until next year.
Once you've mastered the steps, the next step is to marinate the bacon.
10 kg of pork belly with skin, 15 grams of peppercorns, 3 star anise, 1 piece of cinnamon, 3-5 pieces of fragrant leaves, 200 grams of salt, high liquor (liquor should choose a higher degree, the sterilization effect is better)
1, the purchased pork belly is first perforated at one end (convenient to wear the rope to hang and dry), and then repeatedly scrubbed with high liquor, scrubbed well, put aside for later;
2, the pot is heated on low heat, pour salt, peppercorns, star anise, cinnamon, fragrant leaves, stir-fry repeatedly until the aroma is emitted, after the salt is yellowed, put it out to cool, remember to use it after it must be cooled, and then spread the fried spices evenly on the pork belly;
3, take half of the remaining spices spread on the bottom of the pot, put on the spiced pork belly, sprinkle the remaining spices on the top, and then press it tightly with a stone, cover it, take it out for a week or so, remember to turn the pork belly every day;
4, marinated pork belly through the rope hanging, about 10-15 days or so, until the bacon dried. The marinated bacon is packed in a plastic bag, placed in the refrigerator refrigerator, and when eating, take out the salt and dust soaked in the surface with water in advance, and you can cook according to your own taste.
In the depths of winter, a plate of bacon is fried and the whole alley emits a strong aroma.
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