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Unsalted Bacon from Iberico Neck Fillet

Author: Per Asmussen
Keyword: bacon, Iberian, Iberian pig, Neck Fillet, Pig
Prep Time: 60 days
Cook Time: 2 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 kg Neck Fillet Iberico pork

Instructions

  • We dry-aged the meat for 60 days at 1.2 degrees Celsius (36 degrees Fahrenheit). The meat became rock hard and dry.
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  • Afterwards, it was cold smoked for 3 hours and ready to be cooked.
  • Smoking
  • We cut it into very thin slices, sprinkled with salt, and fried it crispy in the pan without any fat.