Friday, 9 April 2010

Hilly Fields and the belly

There is something about Hilly fields pork belly which is ensuring itself a place in the top category of 'what to buy' in SE4. The 5 day cure is quite tasty. Petit sale was created from this bacon. 

1kg Hilly Fields Pork Belly
cure:
500g Rock salt
250g Light brown soft sugar
10 juniper berries
3 bay leaves chopped


Mix the cure
rub some cure all over the belly
place belly into a plastic container
next day, drain liquid and re-do 2nd and 3rd step
do this for 5 days
Wash belly
Dry belly and wrap in muslin. Keep for up to one month. 


Do petit sale or treat as bacon. 

1 comment:

  1. Lovely photos - better than the cookery books. Tastes wonderful too! Keep it up.xmum

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