Forgot the sugar in my bacon cure

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Forgot the sugar in my bacon cure

Postby tiggs000 » Thu Apr 12, 2018 6:46 pm

Hello all,

A few days ago I set up a few pork bellies in my fridge to cure.

I'm using a dry cure, Prague powder, salt and other seasonings, but for for some reason I completely forgot to add the sugar.
It's 5 days into the cure and I was planning to smoke it in 2 more days. Should I rise off the cure and re do it for 2 more days or should I just add brown sugar to the bellies now.

Appreciate the help!

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Re: Forgot the sugar in my bacon cure

Postby suckaass » Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:41 pm

I would go ahead and add the sugar now. I use equal parts sugar and salt...not sure what ratio you use, but you may want to add a bit more than normal since it'll only be in there half as long as the rest of the cure.

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