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Curing Pork Belly with Maple Syrup?
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QDude
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I am going to do my first pork belly this weekend. In the book "Charcuterie", the author suggests adding maple syrup to the belly for a sweeter flavor. I'm not sure if a should put the dry rub on the belly first and then cover it in syrup or if I should dissolve the dry rub into the syrup first. Any ideas? Thanks.
Northern Colorado Egghead since 2012.
XL BGE and a KBQ.
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I think I would mix the rub in with the syrup. Not sure it would make a difference taste wise, but might be easier to deal with.ScooterMid TN. Hangin' in the 'Boro. MIM Judge
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I did this same recipe and made a paste, then covered the belly.Columbus, OH
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is” -
I mixed it all in and it was glorious
i have been eating it nonstop since i smoked it on Sunday .
I even have another piece curing in my fridge now
Toronto -
does not matter. I just pour the syrup in the bag after I put the belly in. You can just throw a belly in a bag, throw your cure mix in and dump the syrup in. It will all even out in a few hours.Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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+1 - what he said. I trim my belly pieces, weigh them, calculate the amount of cure mix (salt, sugar, brown sugar, nitrite) for each one, weigh it out then drop the belly in the bag, sprinkle the dry a bit on either side, pour in the Maple Syrup (+a tsp of molasses per piece), seal the bag and massage a bit. By day two it's all dissolved and even.
The Cen-Tex Smoker said:does not matter. I just pour the syrup in the bag after I put the belly in. You can just throw a belly in a bag, throw your cure mix in and dump the syrup in. It will all even out in a few hours.
Toronto, Canada
Large BGE, Small BGE
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Here you go. I'm doing this one and it is know in the frig for 7 days. People swear this is the best of the best.Jefferson .GA.Been egging since 1985 on a medium egg
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