Recipes Ingredients Meat & Poultry Pork Recipes Hot-Smoked Cured Bacon Be the first to rate & review! By Martha Stewart Test Kitchen Martha Stewart Test Kitchen The recipes developed by our test kitchen team have undergone a rigorous process of development and testing, ensuring that every element is optimal, from ingredient amounts to method and cooking time. This process includes triple-testing recipes to ensure they meet our high standards. The many stellar cooks and food editors who have been part of our team include Sarah Carey, Lucinda Scala Quinn, Jennifer Aaronson, Shira Bocar, Anna Kovel, Greg Lofts, Riley Wofford, Lauren Tyrell, and Lindsay Leopold. Editorial Guidelines Updated on February 28, 2013 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Yield: 5 pounds bacon This house-cured bacon recipe, courtesy of Fleisher's Grass-Fed and Organic Meats in Kingston, New York, was responsible for coaxing Fleisher's owner/butcher Joshua Applestone out of vegetarianism. Ingredients 2 cups coarse sea salt 1 cup whole black peppercorns, ground to a medium grind 1 (5-pound) skin-on pork belly 2 cups raw apple cider, preferably organic Directions In a medium bowl, mix together salt and ground peppercorns; rub all over pork belly. Place pork belly in a shallow baking dish and drizzle with apple cider. Cover and transfer to refrigerator; let chill for 24 to 36 hours. Preheat oven to 210 degrees. Place 7 cups hickory wood chips in a large metal container; ignite wood chips. Rinse pork belly and pat dry. Fit a large roasting pan with a rack and set pork belly on rack. When wood chips are smoldering, transfer metal container to bottom rack of oven; place roasting pan with pork belly on middle rack of oven. Let pork belly smoke until it reaches 150 degrees on an instant-read thermometer, at least 5 hours for lightly smoked bacon, or up to 8 hours for a smokier bacon. Remove bacon from oven and let stand until it reaches 165 degrees on an instant-read thermometer. Slice and prepare the same as you would any store-bought bacon. Bacon can be stored, wrapped in plastic wrap, and refrigerated for up to 2 weeks. Rate it Print