Corned Pork with Hot Bacon Dressed Slaw

[cowgirl]

I didn't make corned beef and cabbage this year for St Pat's day but corned a hunk of pork instead and went with hot bacon dressing on some slaw.

The pork was a 5lb slice of hind leg...

used the same spices I use for corned beef or venison...

For my dry cure, I mix...
5 tablespoons Tender Quick
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground paprika
1 teaspoon ground bay leaves
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

This is enough for 5lbs of meat

let the meat cure for 10 days..

then rinsed, soaked for 2 hours and topped with the cooking spices...

allspice, garlic, crushed bay leaves, crushed juniper berries, onion powder, black pepper and mustard seeds.... I use about a tsp of each, and 2 cloves of the garlic minced. You can add more if needed.

Smoked in the Hasty Bake then added beef stock and covered it to steam.

made hot bacon dressing...

The hot bacon dressing recipe... http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/2012/03/corned-pork-with-hot-bacon-dressed-slaw.html

topped the slaw with hot bacon dressing and crumbled bacon.

the corned pork was tender and juicy..

reminded me of a cross between ham, corned beef and pastrami... I liked it a LOT.




Thanks for looking!

 

[bigabyte]

OMG!:shock:

Will you marry me?:becky:

Oh wait...I'm already married.:redface:

Still though...

 

[deguerre]

Genius! OK, I'm gonna have to try this one. Bookmarked.

 

[bluetang]

Def doing that!

 

[Phubar]

Jeaniusz!

 

[cowgirl]

Thanks Chris, Guerry, Blue and Phu!! It was pretty tasty. The leaner the pork the better. I think a back loin would work great for this.

OMG!:shock:

Will you marry me?:becky:

Oh wait...I'm already married.:redface:

Still though...

lol Chris Thanks! :hug:

 

[AlanTX]

Looks good.

When you say 'soaked for 2 hours' did it just sit in a pot or bucket of water? If that's the case was this room temp. or fridge temp.?

Thanks,
-Alan

 

[cowgirl]

Looks good.

When you say 'soaked for 2 hours' did it just sit in a pot or bucket of water? If that's the case was this room temp. or fridge temp.?

Thanks,
-Alan

Sorry bout that Alan! :-D Soaked it in beer.. NOT really. :becky:
I soaked it in cold water (covered with plastic wrap) in the fridge.

Thanks!!

 

[maxwell7]

Genius! OK, I'm gonna have to try this one. Bookmarked.

Ok Guerry--how do you bookmark.? I've been loading to my icons , and set up a recipe folder. How do I set up a bookmark? Sorry , I'm a dummy!

 

[hamiltont]

Looks AWESOME Jeanie!! Is that an Old Timer knife? I have one very, very similar in the drop point style.

 

[Skidder]

That's unreal. I didn't know you could do that. Gonna try it though.

 

[cowgirl]

Maxwell, I'm not sure how to set up a bookmark either. Maybe someone here can help you out.

Looks AWESOME Jeanie!! Is that an Old Timer knife? I have one very, very similar in the drop point style.

Hamilton it IS an Old Timer. Aren't they great! I love it. :becky: I have a couple of them and an OT pocket knife too..Thanks!

That's unreal. I didn't know you could do that. Gonna try it though.

Bob Thank you!! I'm looking forward to trying those kippers! :becky:

 

[certified106]

Wow, it looks awesome as always! Great job :thumb:

 

[Razuuk]

Good looking stuff. will definately have to try this one day.

 

[Twelvegaugepump]

Hot bacon dressing is like tasting the sweat off the brow of an angel. Looked great!

 

[landarc]

Wow, that looks good, never would have thought to corn pork.

 

[RevZiLLa]

Well done, girl!

 

[Neil]

Looks scrumptious! I love me some hot bacon dressing on a spinach salad.

 

[jestridge]

How would you compare it to salt cure ham /shoulder? What was the final temp. BTW I will try this

 

[PatAttack]

Nice job you Jeanius!

That is a brilliant idea!