Home-Cured Pancetta

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Recipe by: brandon

"Making pancetta at home is easy with this recipe! Start with a quality cut of pork belly and the right mixture of salts and spices, and all you have to do is be patient while your pancetta cures for 2 weeks in the fridge."

Directions

Prep
15 m
Ready In
14 d 15 m

Combine wine and garlic. Set aside.
Combine allspice berries, juniper berries, cloves, black peppercorns, fennel seeds, white peppercorns, and red pepper flakes in a spice grinder or mortar and pestle. Grind to a fine powder. Add salt, Prague powder, and nutmeg and stir well to combine.
Place pork belly in a glass or ceramic dish. Cover on all sides with the spice mixture. Pour wine mixture evenly on top. Cover with a wire rack and then with a large piece of muslin; the rack prevents the muslin from touching the pork.
Refrigerate for 2 weeks. After 2 weeks, slice the pancetta and use in your favorite recipe, or pan fry as you would bacon.