Maple/Chipotle Beef Bacon

[jmcrig]

Got a 10# piece of beef plate, and thought I'd makeup some Maple/Chipotle cured beef bacon. Cut the slab in half, and rubbed the cure in.



Slab #1



Slab #2

[CypertJ]

Beef? Bacon?
So you can improve the greatest food ever.

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[ChileFarmer]

Sure waiting to see some slices, betting its going to be good.. If they make turkey bacon, you know this is going to be good. CF

[Txdragon]

I am tuned in! Can't wait to see the finished product here!

[jmcrig]

Curing as we speak. Hope to start the cold smoke on Saturday.

[jmcrig]

Bacon is out of the brine and has been double rinsed. Here it is hanging to dry before the cold smoker.





Will go in the cold smoker tomorrow morning.

[Txdragon]

OOHH boy! This is gonna be a good one I know it!

[jmcrig]

Well, I got the beef plates in the cold smoker along with a couple of pork bellies. Everything is a maple-chipotle flavor. The finale rub before the smoker was a very light coat of maple syrup with a dusting of chipotle powder. Will cold smoke for two days in my Good-One Marshall smoker.

[CypertJ]

The waiting is killing me.

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[jmcrig]

10 hours into the cold smoke and I love the color it's taking on.

[k9paws]

Sure looks good, what time is breakfast?

[ChileFarmer]

Mark those are some great photos. No trouble picking out the beef. It has no buttons on it Super nice color. CF

[jmcrig]

A little bit ago, I pulled the pork belly and skinned the rind. Wanted to get some of that color to that side.



And now the buttons are gone Bill.

[spacetrucker]

excellent!

[jmcrig]

Bacon is out of the smoker and hanging to bloom. Will refrigerate, and in a couple of days I'll slice and re-package.