Apple Cider Cure Recipe 55

Steps:

• IN A LARGE CONTAINER, ADD IN ALL INGREDIENTS, MIX THROUGHLY PLACE IN FRIDGE, PREPARE PORK SHOULDER OR HAM SHANK, PLACE PORK SHOULDER OR HAM SHANK INTO CURE AND BACK IN FRIDGE. TURNING ONCE A DAY FOR 5 -7 DAYS SMOKE AT 225 TILL AN IT OF 145 F MIX GLAZE AND SIMMER OVER LOW HEAT AS THE HAM COOKS, APPLY 3 COATS AT 135 F WAITING 20 MINUTES BETWEEN COATS,,, YOU CAN DO MORE

Steps:

• IN A LARGE NON REACTIVE CONTAINER PLACE ALL INGREDIENTS OF CURE AND MIX THOROUGHLY, PREPARE PORK REMOVING EXCESSIVE FAT AND RINSE. MIX CURE AGAIN AND REMOVE EXCESSIVE FOAM FROM TOP PUT PORK INTO A LARGE 12 QT CONTAINER THEN ADD IN LIQUID CURE, PLACE IN FRIDGE FOR 7 DAYS ( 1 DAY IS A 24 HOUR PERIOD OF TIME ) REMOVE FROM FRIDGE AND REMOVE PORK ( NOW HAM ) FROM CURE AND DISCARD CURE,, RINSE MEAT SET ON DRYING RACK TO DRIP AND AIR DRY FOR 1 HOUR OR LONGER, START SMOKER ( IF YOU HAVE ONE ) AT A TEMP OF 225 F AND LET COME UP TO TEMP. PLACE HAM IN SMOKER WITH APPLE OR MAPLE WOOD FOR NO MORE THEN 4 HOURS, CONTINUE TO COOK TILL AN INTERNAL TEMP OF 145 -150 F, REMOVE LET STAND FOR 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO CUTTING PREPARE GLAZE, MIX THOROUGHLY AND PLACE IN SMALL CROCK POT TO HEAT, RIGHT AFTER THE SMOKING PROCESS HAS STOPPED START GLAZING THE HAM EVERY 10 TO 15 MINUTES. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A SMOKER YOU CAN COOK IN A STANDARD OVEN,, YOU WILL NOT HAVE A SMOKED FLAVOUR IN THE MEAT

Steps:

• To make the brine: In a saucepan, combine the brown sugar, salt, and apple juice and bring to a boil. Add the remaining brine ingredients, remove from the heat, and cool. This brine can be made 2 to 3 days in advance and kept in the refrigerator.
• Submerge the salmon fillets in the liquid brine for at least 6 hours or overnight, refrigerated. Remove the salmon from the brine and place, uncovered, on a wire rack set in a sheet pan. Refrigerate the fillets for at least 6 hours, or overnight, to dry them out. (A dry fillet will take on smoke quicker than a moist fillet)
• To smoke the salmon: In an outdoor grill, make a small fire using mesquite charcoal or briquettes. Once the fire has burned down to a hot bed of coals, after about 1 hour, place the soaked wood on the coals. Position the grate 8 to 12 inches above the smoking wood and place the salmon fillets on the grate.
• Cover the grill and shut any open-air vents. After 5 minutes, check the heat of the grill; large fillets will be cooked and smoked through in approximately 30 minutes if the heat is low, about 300 to 350 degrees F, while a hotter fire will cook the fillets in 15 to 20 minutes. Serve the salmon hot off the grill.

Steps:

• Place apples in a large stockpot and add enough water cover by at least 2 inches. Stir in sugar, cinnamon, and allspice. Bring to a boil. Boil, uncovered, for 1 hour. Cover pot, reduce heat, and simmer for 2 hours.
• Strain apple mixture though a fine mesh sieve. Discard solids. Drain cider again though a cheesecloth lined sieve. Refrigerate until cold.