Canadian Bacon!

WooDoggies

<p />After hankering for and wanting to for months, I finally got around to making reg's Canadian Bacon recipe.
The whole process was very easy and the bacon turned out very, very good.[p]I followed Qfan's recipe on the Dizzy Pig site and, at reg's suggestion, added about a cup of grade B maple syrup to the brine. The 9 lbs of loin cured for 7 days in the liquid and then soaked in cold water for 2 hours to remove some of the saltiness. After the soak and patting them dry, two were coated with Cow Lick, two with Red Eye and one with cracked pepper.[p][p]The cuts were smoked with Maple Leaf lump and a couple chunks of Jack Daniels oak barrel chunks (both generously given to me by QFan and appropriately since he is Canadian) for a few hours until fully cooked.[p][p]Sliced and ooh la la.[p][p]Thanks reg and Mike...... the taste, texture and smokiness works perfectly together......very, very good stuff![p]John
[ul][li]Canadian Bacon Recipe[/ul]

HolySmokes

WooDoggies,[p]dang that picture with the bite out of it is so nice it smells great from here![p]nice plate, too
HS.

EggMaster

WooDoggies,
Nice job. Every time I fix Canadian bacon its a big hit. I prepared 18 pork tenderloins at Christmas for gifts. I used a dry maple sugar cure from Butcher & Packer along with some DP Raging River. I definitely think some maple syrup added in would have been good. I even used maple wood for some smoke flaver. If its not a secret where do you get JD chunks?

TRex

Man, Woo, I wanted to reach through my screen and take that slice right out of your hand! Looks terrific![p]Cheers,[p]TRex

badbruce

Happy Noon WooDoggies,
I keep a regular stash of Canadian bacon in the freezer. I use The Dizzy Pig recipe & the Brined & Smoked Ham recipe from the archives, switch off between the two. It's great on pizza & I had some with my eggs this morning. MMMM good stuff.
bruce

[ul][li]http://biggreenegg.com/recipes/newRecipes/pork0140.htm[/ul]

Mike in MN

WooDoggies,
IS there any way humanly possible to get Maple Leaf Lump?[p]Mike in MN

WooDoggies

Mike in MN,[p]The only possible way I know of is to have a rather large Canuck hand deliver it across the border at $5 a pop.[p]John

WooDoggies

Happy Monday badbruce,[p]That's sounds really good as a pizza topping. I've been wanting to give it a try with eggs benedict. Do you have a good hollandaise recipe?[p]john

WooDoggies

Thanks Jason. Give the recipe a try..... I was surprised at how easy it was to make..... and the flavor![p]john

WooDoggies

Hey Jeff,
What's this dry maple sugar cure? I'd like to hear more about it.[p]The JD chunks were appropriated by Qfan at the Jack Daniels competition 2 years ago.... and Mike being the ever generous soul that he is, passed some onto me.
I've never seen them available elsewhere. If you can find some, let me know![p]John

WooDoggies

Thanks Dugal,[p]I just realized that I misspelled your handle on your custom pocket protector...... expect a corrected version in the mail in the next year or two.... possibly sooner.[p]John

badbruce

Morning WooDoggies,
I've never been a big fan of hollandaise or most other sauces. Basically just a meat & potatoes kinda guy
Mabye it's time to give them a second try
bruce

Mark Backer

WooDoggies,[p]I know this is going to make chefs like Bobby-Q cringe and possibly want to beat me with a wooden spoon, but Knorr makes a really good powdered mix that is great.[p]I recommend trying that first, see what you like or don't like about it and go from there.[p]One tip: Never ever rush the slow boiling part. I have found that the longer you stir and let that part take, the better it turns out...

badbruce

Morning Mark Backer,
I'm not a chef & definately not an 'eggspert' but excuse me while I run screaming into the street.
In all seriousness I've been toying with the idea of simplifying the dough making process. Thanks for the tip.
bruce

Mark Backer

badbruce,[p]I know people gasp when I say packet sauce the same way they do when you say gas grill, but it really is pretty good. It will also set a decent baseline so when folks try to make their own, they can figure out what they do or don't like in theirs...