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Homemade bacon, cured in apple cider and smoked with applewood.

Homemade cider-cured bacon smoked over applewood

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A pork loin that has been marinated for three days in a mixture of sweet and salty cider, then dried, and finally cold-smoked for 3 to 4 hours over applew…

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Recipe from Kittycataclysm, Cromium, Austncorp and 2 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Making bacon requires mainly patience: three days of curing, followed by drying and then a few hours of cold smoking. Applewood provides a mild, fruity smoke.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time4 hr
  • Resting74 hr
  • Total78 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsmoked
  • Estimated cost$24.45 $2.45 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

10 people
  • $4.36
  • $0.31
  • $19.78

Prices from US supermarkets for 1 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. In a large saucepan, bring the cider to a boil and dissolve the salt and sugar in it.
  2. Pour this mixture into a very large container and add the ice water. ≈ 3 min
  3. Once the ice has melted and the brine is thoroughly chilled, immerse the pork loin in it. ≈ 3 min
  4. Keep in the refrigerator for 3 days.
  5. Remove the breast and let it air dry for 30 minutes on each side, placed in front of a running fan.
  6. Place the applewood pieces in the cold smoking chamber. ≈ 3 min
  7. Place the breast in the smoker and smoke it for 3 to 4 hours.
  8. Take it out and place it in the freezer for up to 2 hours to firm it up.
  9. Slice the bacon to your desired thickness. Cook it, or store it in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.

The bill

Homemade cider-cured bacon smoked over applewood

  • 2 cups of salt (approximately 550 g)$4.36
  • 2 cups of granulated sugar (approximately 400g)$0.31
  • 3.8 liters of apple cider$19.78

Total$24.45

that's $2.45 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 pork loin (side with the rib)
  • 2 cups of salt (approximately 550 g)
  • 2 cups of granulated sugar (approximately 400g)
  • 3.8 liters of apple cider
  • 3.8 liters of ice-cold water
  • Dried apple tree branches

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