Category: Breakfast

Chef Ken's Homemade Bacon

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Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Side Dish
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 5 lb Pork belly
  • 1 ¼ tsp Prague powder 5.7 grams
  • 5 tbsp Kosher salt
  • 5 tbsp Brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp Maple syrup + 1 tsp
  • 3 tbsp Black pepper, cracked + 1 tsp
  • 1 ½ tsp Red pepper crushed

Instructions
 

  • Prepare cure, combined all ingredients into a paste.
  • Place pork in a large zip lock bag, rub cure onto meat.
  • Seal the bag, and refrigerate for 7 days, turning once daily.
  • Remove from bag and rinse off cure & slimy build-up on exterior of pork.
  • Pat belly dry, place on wire rack over sheet pan, sprinkle with more black pepper, and leave on the rack, refrigerated for another 24 hours.
  • Develop the pellicle on the outside of the bacon.
  • Pre-heat smoker to 160-170℉. Use hickory, apple, or maple wood chips.
  • Place bacon on grill plate and smoke approximately 6 hours, or until 155℉.
  • Remove and chill bacon completely. Slice to purpose and cook.

Bacon Cured With Maple

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Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Side Dish
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup Kosher salt
  • 2 tsp Pink salt
  • ¼ cup Brown sugar
  • ¼ cup Maple syrup
  • 5 lb Pork belly

Instructions
 

  • Combine dried ingredients and maple syrup in a bowl. Mix well.
  • Rub pork, place in a zip lock bag and cure in refrigerator for 7 days.
  • Rinse and dry off, let sit uncovered, overnight.
  • Cook or smoke as purposed.

Apple Fritters 2

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Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Ingredients
  

Fritters

  • tbsp butter
  • 2 ea Apples peeled, cored, and diced
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ginger
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 ea egg
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 tbsp butter melted
  • 1/2 cup sparkling cider or regular cider
  • 2 cup vegetable oil

Glaze

  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar sifted
  • 1-2 tbsp cider

Instructions
 

  • Brown 1 tbsp butter, and saute apples until just cooked.
  • Add sugar and cook another 2 minutes. Drain in strainer until cooled.
  • Whisk together all dry ingredients.
  • Whisk egg, 1/4 cup sugar, and melted butter.
  • Add cooled apple pieces and cider.
  • Add the flour mix and stir until just combined.
  • Heat oil to 350℉ and spoon drop 2 tbsp batter per fritter.
  • Brown on both sides, then set aside for glazing.

Apple Fritters 1

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Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Ingredients
  

Fritters

  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 2-3 cup Granny Smith apples medium diced
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 ea eggs rt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • oil for frying

Glaze

  • 1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 3-5 tbsp water or milk

Instructions
 

  • Sift flour, powdered sugar, cinnamon and salt.
  • In a separate bowl combine apples and lemon juice.
  • In a stand mixer, mix the sugar, vanilla and eggs until sugar has dissolved.
  • Add flour mixture until just combined.
  • Pour in milk mix and stir until incorporated.
  • Fold in apples.
  • Heat oil to 375℉.
  • Add 1/4 cup batter and fry until golden brown, then flip over.
  • Drain on paper towel.
  • Cool on rack, then glaze.