Salt Pork

markjass · Post by **markjass** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 13:36

I have a recipe that asks for cubes of salt pork. It is not available locally so I thought that I could make it. The recipes that I have found online consist of heavily salted green bacon (made with pork belly) which has not been smoked. No boiling or cooking or cure is used. Is that it?

Baconologist · Post by **Baconologist** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 02:43

Yes, that's pretty much it.
Over here, commercially produced 'salt pork' has nitrite added.

Chuckwagon · Post by **Chuckwagon** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 03:42

Hi Mark,
How about checkin' out my recipe for salt pork:
http://wedlinydomowe.pl/en/viewtopic.php?p=1330#1330
When the page comes up, scroll down to "Bad Bob's Bacon Balm". It's listed under "salt pork" in the MRI. Hope you try it.

Best Wishes,
Chuckwagon

markjass · Post by **markjass** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 11:32

Thanks for the reply, have made some, it worked well. Now all I need is a duck to make cassoulet; have made salt pork and garlic sausages, pork and mutton. Tomorrow I am going to pick up a duck (prepared) from a local free range farm.

el Ducko · Post by **el Ducko** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 17:03

markjass wrote:...Now all I need is a duck to make cassoulet... Tomorrow I am going to pick up a duck (prepared) from a local free range farm.

Chico Marx wrote:"Duck...??? Viaduct? Vye not a schicken?"

Well... maybe he didn't write it, but he said it, anyway.

Sufferin' succotash an' sausages! WooHoo! WooHoo! WooHoo! (...closing music plays.)
...and apologies to Marx Brothers and Mel Blanc fans everywhere.

Chuckwagon · Post by **Chuckwagon** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 17:29

Whew! It must be something in his water supply.