CANADIAN BACON USES RECIPES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add macaroni and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• While macaroni is boiling, fry bacon and place on paper towels to drain. Cut into bite size pieces.
• Melt margarine in a large saucepan over medium low heat. Stir in flour, then tomatoes and wait for sauce to thicken, stirring occasionally. When thickness is to your liking, stir in cheese until it has melted. Stir in cooked macaroni and bacon and heat through. Serve hot.

Steps:

• Combine all the brine ingredients in a large, non-reactive pot. Stirring occasionally, heat the brine over medium heat until the salt and sugar are fully dissolved. Let the brine cool, then pop it in the fridge to chill.
• While your brine is chilling, trim the pork loin of any excess fat and slice in half to form two, 4-to-5 pound cylinders. Put each piece of pork loin in a heavy duty, gallon-size freezer bag. Divide the brine and the aromatics evenly between the bags, squeeze out excess air and seal the bags well.
• Brine the pork in the the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days, flipping the pork periodically to ensure an even brine.
• Rinse and dry the pork, then allow to dry to form a pellicle.
• Hot smoke the pork at 200 degrees until the internal temperature of the pork reaches 150 degrees.