Featured Recipe: Chorizo Bacon Rub

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What could be better in a breakfast burrito than chorizo-flavored bacon? One of the stars of our April issue is bacon, as we share a great how-to article about homemade bacon. I know this sounds daunting, but Mark Masker’s easy illustrated directions will have you dabbling in the tasty art of charcuterie before you can say “pork belly.”

2 tablespoons ancho chile powder
1 tablespoon hot paprika
1 tablespoon chipotle powder or cayenne powder
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 teaspoon oregano or cilantro
½ teaspoon ground cumin

Mix everything evenly, then coat the pork belly with the rub 12 to 24 hours prior to smoking. This recipe is for use with a five-pound slab of meat.

When frying up flavored bacon like this, try to avoid cooking it to a crisp, as some of the spicy flavor may be lost. Homemade bacon tends to be more dense and cooks differently than store-bought bacon, so adjust your technique a little.

Heat Scale: medium.

Please let us know if you try smoking some bacon, and how it turned out!

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Mark Masker

Managing Editor | Mark is a freelance journalist based out of Los Angeles. He’s our Do-It-Yourself specialist, and happily agrees to try pretty much every twisted project we come up with.

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