Acadian/Canadian Bacon

[squirtthecat]

 

Mixed up some of Hab's Canadian Bacon cure (from the Bradley Smoker forum).  And added a Cajun twist to it..




A little taste of Ville Platte. 




A 2.25 and a 2 pound top loin, rubbed up and vacuum sealed for a week in the fridge.




We'll check back next Saturday...    (I'll flip/massage them every day while they are residing in the lettuce crisper)

[IR2dum]

squirt, can't wait to see how they turn out.

[teesquare]

AHHH-YEEEE!!!


La lard fume Francois du "ahhh-cod-yen" ( Adcadian! )

 

[smokeasaurus]

Oh great.. a BBQ cliff hanger...now we gotta wait to tune in next week

[squirtthecat]

Time to smoke!

Rinsed and banded up.




I was going to hang them, but wanted to try making a cradle of sorts.    Dug out a cheapo rib rack and bent it to shape.



In we go..  225*, top shelf of the MAK.






90 minutes later...  Getting some color now.





They might be done in an hour or so - we'll check back then.

[squirtthecat]

Cough cough cough...




Done!





One is just a bit short of the temp I want, so they are in the crockpot on 'low' while we head to church.

[smokeasaurus]

looking good!! That rib rack did you proper!

[Phil LaMarche]

Those look beautiful.  Interesting how you kept their shape with the silicon bands.  I'll have to order some.  Phil

[squirtthecat]

They are in the fridge getting happy... (24 hours makes a world of difference)   I'll get my slicer down from the attic tonight and go to work on them.

They do smell fantastic...   

Phil, those are "Architec Stretch Cooking Bands".   A friend gave them to me.   Good to 600° and you just toss them in the dishwasher.

[squirtthecat]

Time to slice...



 

Ok, after we staged a slight diversion - time to slice.



Bagged up and ready for the freezer.   Kept a sammich bag full in the fridge for snacking on.




Good stuff.  A bit on the salty side, but it tends to mellow out after some time in the chill chest.

I might look at mixing up Hab's "Basic Cure" instead of using MTQ next time.  And using some salt free Cajun spice..   

[TwoPockets]

Is that cat a Russian Blue? Looks like one of my old cats.

[squirtthecat]

Is that cat a Russian Blue? Looks like one of my old cats.

She's got some in her...   But mostly a mutt.

The sun really brings out the 'blue' tint.   

[TwoPockets]

Is that cat a Russian Blue? Looks like one of my old cats.

She's got some in her...   But mostly a mutt.

The sun really brings out the 'blue' tint.   

If there is such a thing as Karma and I can be a good enough person, I would not mind coming back as a cat. Heck the two I have have a better live than me. I could probably even get over the whole neutered thing.

[squirtthecat]

Amen, brother.   We have 3 at the moment.   Natasha (also a Blue mutt), Gracie (just a mutt) and Katy (short for Katya).

[smoker pete]

Great job on that Canadian Bacon Squirt!!  Time for some eggs and taters to go with those