Shortcut Guanciale

By lorik

Ingredients

• 1 pork jowl (about 1 pound)
• 2 tablespoons and 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons dextrose powder or 1 1/2 teaspoons superfine sugar (I use the latter)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon curing salt No. 1 (available at Amazon.com)
• 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
• 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary

Preparation

Step 1

Rinse pork jowl and pat dry. Combine other ingredients in a bowl.

Rub the curing mix on the jowl, then place jowl in a gallon Ziploc bag with the cure evenly spread on top and bottom. Refrigerate for 3 days.

Rinse the jowl and dry it. Roast at 275 degrees for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.