Navel cut - beef bacon

[Jack315]

It has been a long time since I last posted, so I thought I’d throw in a new endeavor for me. Cured & smoked a beef navel cut for beef bacon. Won’t replaced pork belly, but sure makes for a good BLT!

 

[SmokeOCD]

Looks Great, what was in the cure?

 

[Jack315]

With 6 lb meat
6 TB Kosher salt
2/3 cup sugar
4 TB pepper
4tsp paprika
2 tsp pink salt
Rub good & put in large baggie for 5 day. Turn over every day, rubbing juices in meat.
Take out, rinse, dry, back in fridge overnight. Smoke to 150

 

[roademier]

I would love to make a pastrami out of navel.
Where did you get yours?

 

[Big George's BBQ]

Nicely done

 

[gcs]

Never saw a Navel cut, :sad:

 

[SmokinAussie]

Jack, for me it can replace bacon.

Thanks for the recipe as well. A small point being the sugar content is huge and sugar is not really the agent that is important in the cure. As such a bit less like bacon. If you back off the sugar to less than half the salt content, it will give you a savory balance.

For me, that beef will be too ssweet. No maple syrup required if you are doing this as beef bacon and pancakes for breakfast.

Keep posting please! Lot's to discuss!

Bill