COSTCO BACON BITS RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat air fryer to 400F 3 minutes.
• Place the bacon in the air fryer to partially cook 3 minutes, turning halfway. Remove and set on a paper towel to cool.
• Remove any side muscles on the scallops. Pat the scallops dry with paper towels to remove any moisture.
• Wrap each scallop in slice of bacon and secure it with a toothpick.
• Spritz olive oil over scallops and season lightly with black pepper.
• Arrange scallops in a single layer in the air fryer, cook, in batches 8 minutes turning halfway until scallop is tender and opaque and bacon is cooked 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.