sudsandswine
Quintessential Chatty Farker
- Joined
- Jun 23, 2012
- Location
- Kansas City
I personally don't eat a lot of sweets, and I think many people get overloaded with that sort of thing around this time of year, so a few years back I began packing up homemade bacon, sausage, and other meat products to hand out instead.
The 2022 edition features roasted garlic and jalapeno bratwurst, cheddar bratwurst, a roll of breakfast sausage, and a few different types of bacon. I got some Duroc bellies from a local shop for only $.50/lb more than the Costco bellies I'd bought in previous years, so I went with those instead. I also picked up a $.99/lb pork loin from Costco and made a batch of "Canadian bacon" (not pictured) using thirdeye's recipe, which has always been a big hit in previous years. The belly bacon I did is 2x bourbon maple syrup with red chili flakes and 1x porchetta seasoning mix (my personal favorite)
Happening right now with a smoke tube in my Hunsaker drum:
Some butts I got on sale @ $.99/lb, pretty good price for these days. I'll render the fat for lard.
A couple passes through the grinder
I roasted some garlic in the oven
I charred the jalapenos up with some leftover heat on the Primo and removed the skin
All stuffed up and into the fridge to air dry
The 2022 edition features roasted garlic and jalapeno bratwurst, cheddar bratwurst, a roll of breakfast sausage, and a few different types of bacon. I got some Duroc bellies from a local shop for only $.50/lb more than the Costco bellies I'd bought in previous years, so I went with those instead. I also picked up a $.99/lb pork loin from Costco and made a batch of "Canadian bacon" (not pictured) using thirdeye's recipe, which has always been a big hit in previous years. The belly bacon I did is 2x bourbon maple syrup with red chili flakes and 1x porchetta seasoning mix (my personal favorite)
Happening right now with a smoke tube in my Hunsaker drum:
Some butts I got on sale @ $.99/lb, pretty good price for these days. I'll render the fat for lard.
A couple passes through the grinder
I roasted some garlic in the oven
I charred the jalapenos up with some leftover heat on the Primo and removed the skin
All stuffed up and into the fridge to air dry