Today dry brining the three pork bellies for bacon…
Today dry brining the three pork bellies for bacon, then see if I can fit anything else in the fridge to brine.
Author: Edwin Voskamp
The thin sliced picnic ham and our meat slicer that did it’s usua
The thin sliced picnic ham and our meat slicer that did it's usual fine job, leading to what apparently will be it's usual annoying cleaning (I never have: it's always wonderful people around me that...
Split pea soup with thin sliced bacon on Dutch ryebread
Split pea soup with thin sliced bacon on Dutch ryebread.
Rye bread take two. Larger glass pan…
Rye bread take two. Larger glass pan, molasses rather than brown sugar. Still drier than I want.
Next pass increasing hydration, lowering temperature, shortening the bake.
Split pea soup in progress
Split pea soup in progress.
Uitsmijters! Homemade bread…
Uitsmijters! Homemade bread, homemade ham, butter and free range eggs from the local dairy. Delicious!
The rye bread coming out of the oven…
The rye bread coming out of the oven, cast iron Scotch bowl and lid going in, and oven's going up to 425F to bake bread in a bit.
Tomorrow will be mimosas…
Tomorrow will be mimosas, to Irish Coffee, to cider (Magner's, of course, draught), to whiskies.
Dutch ryebread take two in the oven to bake overnight…
Dutch ryebread take two in the oven to bake overnight, for tomorrow we make split pea soup. Served with slices of Dutch ryebread, buttered with Kerrygold salted butter, and thin sliced bacon!
I need more fridge space
I need more fridge space. Three pork bellies, doesn't leave room for all the hams, the bones, the hocks - last year we had a whole Tamworth pig slaughtered - to brine and load up the smoker.