"Clear Pickle" Ultra Lo-Salt Canadian Bacon

Ok, I can only have under 1500 mg of salt per day (a small teaspoon or less). So, I am experimenting again, like I did with Pop's Curing Brine, using only the s
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alt contained in the Cure #1 ingredient! I also added ½ cup of sugar substitute (Stevia) 0 calorie. I named it "Pop's Clear Pickle Curing Brine" as you can see by the photo!



It is, to a gallon of water, a heaping tablespoon (1 ounce) of Cure # 1 and a half cup of Stevia stirred together, then injected into the side of pork loin in 3 spots in each end to make sure it gets cured thoroughly! I will let it sit in the cure for at least 14 days. then smoke it until it gets to 150° internal. Cool and slice!