Curing also imparts flavor to the meat. In addition to salt, often sugar, herbs, or spices are added to the brine for flavor. Both cured and uncured bacon start as slabs of pork belly that are ...

We make our brine with water, beer, salt, sugar, orange, cloves and smoked bacon. ‘You want to make enough brine to cover your bird, this mix usually does us [the Day family] for a very ...

In addition to salt, often sugar, herbs, or spices are added to the brine for flavor. Both cured and uncured bacon start as slabs of pork belly that are either injected with a wet brine—a saltwater ...