Home Cured Lamb Belly Tacos
A few weeks ago at the farmers market I attend however, there has been a new stand. This stand is pretty much a one stop shop for most of my needs. They have pastured pork, lamb, goat, and even have a great assortment of veggies as well. Last week they happened to have some lamb belly. Since I’ve wanted to try and cure my own bacon myself, I figured why not try and cure my own lamb bacon? Turns out lamb belly is much thinner than pork belly, go figure. So while I wasn’t able to eat it like pork bacon, I still decided to cure it and make some tacos with it.
PREP TIME
20 minutes
COOK TIME
5 minutes
INGREDIENTS
9
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1 lb1 lb1 lb Lamb Belly
- 3 Tbsp3 Tbsp3 Tbsp Salt
- 1 sprig1 sprig1 sprig Rosemary, Fresh, finely chopped
- 1 sprig1 sprig1 sprig Mint Leaves, fresh finely chopped
- 1 Tbsp1 Tbsp1 Tbsp Dry Mustard Powder
- 1 Tbsp1 Tbsp1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
- 111 Roma Tomato, cut into .5 inch cubes
- Taco Shells, romaine hearts for
- Goat Cheese, feta or (optional)
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Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results
- Rinse lamb belly with water, pat dry and set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, thoroughly combine salt, rosemary, mint, mustard powder, and garlic powder. If you have a mortar and pestle, use that to combine spices. I find that it enhances the flavor somewhat...could be all mental but I still like to use it when I can.
- Liberally coat lamb belly with cure mixture.
- Place coated lamb belly in a covered glass baking dish in the refrigerator for 3 days and up to 5 days turning belly once per day.
- Once lamb is finished curing, remove from refrigerator, rinse and pat dry.
- In a large skillet, sear lamb belly on a high heat using a stable animal fat such as tallow or lard. About 2-3 minutes per side.
- Set aside and allow to rest.
- Slice belly across the grain and serve in romaine hearts with tomatoes and cheese.
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Coconut Free Egg Free Gluten Free Meat Nut Free Shellfish Free Sugar Alcohol Free Sugar Free| This is our estimate based on online research. | |
| Calories: | 323 |
| Fat: | 21 g |
| Carbohydrates: | 2 g |
| Protein: | 33 g |
| Cholesterol: | 116 g |
| Sodium: | 4913 mg |
| Fiber: | 0 g |
| Sugars: | 0 g |
| Sugar Alcohol: | 0 g |
| Calculated per serving. | |
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