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How to home-cure bacon: start with a slab of pork belly and some liquid smoke – the rest is up to you

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Use this recipe as a guideline, then adapt it to suit your own tastes: use honey or molasses instead of maple syrup (or leave out the sweeteners altogether); change the type of sugar; or add different seasonings (but the sugar and salt are essential).You must be vigilant about sanitation, keeping the meat cool, cooking it sufficiently and storing it properly.Buy a nice, well-layered piece of pork belly that’s as evenly thick as possible. Have the butcher remove the skin.When making bacon, you…

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