Homemade Canadian Back Bacon
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Ingredients
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4 lbs pork loin
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1/2 cup salt
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3/4 cup brown sugar
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1-1/4 tsp of Pink Curing Salt
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1/4 cup pure maple syrup
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2 tbs minced garlic
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1tsp Coriander seeds
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1 tbs black pepper
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Mix all ingredients in 4 cups of water
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heat on stove top to dissolve salt & sugar in mixture
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once all dissolve pour mixture in 4 cups of ice water
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insert loin in large Ziploc bag
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pour mixture over loin in bag
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seal properly making sure to take as much air out of the bag as possible
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let rest in refrigerator for 5 days turning over every day
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after 5 days take loin out of brine
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drop loin in 4 cups of ice cold water at let rest for 15 minutes to take some saltiness off of it
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after 15 minutes take loin out of water and pat dry thoroughly
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start your pellet grill on smoke for 5 minutes
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once pellet grill is smoking turn up grill temp to 225ºF
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Insert probe in middle of the thickest part of meat
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cook until internal temp reaches 145ºF
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remove from heat and wrap loin in foil
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let the loin rest until it has completely cooled down
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once cooling is completed cut slices of the back bacon to your desired thickness
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ENJOY!!!!