Beef Bacon

[TentHunter]

I love my butcher! I walked in and he tells me to come around the counter because he saved something for me. He walks into his cooler and comes out with a 12+ lb beef navel from back rib area. I immediately thought, "Beef Bacon." At $2.00/lb, how could I pass it up?

After trimming I was left with this almost 7 lb slab...

The rest (mainly fat) got ground up for later use in venison sausage.

Getting wet cured for 6 or 7 days.

Time to go onto the MAK (smoke mode with Hickory) until an I.T. of 120° then temp bumped to 200° until an I.T. of 150°

Cooled overnight & sliced.

Quality control...

In a word... YUM!!!!!

The whole family loves it! Some of this will make a great gift for a friend I have who doesn't eat pork!

 

[CarterQ]

Never have seen beef bacon before but man does that look good! What is the flavor like?

 

[TentHunter]

It tastes like bacon, especially with the Hickory smoke, but with a slight beefy undertone. It's more in the fat where you can tell the slight difference.

I will tell you turkey bacon can't even begin to hold a candle to this.

I saw this listed in the Cabelas Catalog and considered ordering some until I saw it was $32.99 for a 2 lb pack (plus shipping) YIKES!!!

 

[Deb]

that's interesting Cliff, I have never had beef bacon

 

[ACW3]

Cliff,
I saw that same ad in Cabelas and had the same reaction. I may have to look for some beef navel and give it a try. What wet cure did you use? Was it the one for Cider Mill bacon?

Art

 

[TentHunter]

Art, I used my basic ham brine/cure and it worked perfectly (so no cider in this).

1 1/2 gallons Filtered Water
1 1/4 cup Pickling Salt
2 Cups Brown Sugar
4 tsp. Cure #1

 

[Tatonka3A2]

Love the beef bacon!!

 

[squirtthecat]

I saw beef bacon at the store the other day... (might have been from Burger's Smokehouse) It does sound interesting!

 

[bflodan]

Id like to try that.... Looks great..

 

[sparky]

never heard of beef bacon. if it has bacon in it must be good.

 

[Hobbit]

Beef bacon...got to try it. Need to find a butcher...

 

[nepas]

Cliff

AWESOME Beef Bacon

 

[scooter]

Like many others have said, I've never heard of beef bacon! Nice job demo'ing it for us Tent!