Can you eat peameal bacon raw?
Chef's answer
If your peameal bacon roast is labeled as "ready to eat," that means it's fully cooked and can be sliced and eaten without any further preparation, just like a fully cooked ham.
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If your peameal bacon roast is labeled as "ready to eat," that means it's fully cooked and can be sliced and eaten without any further preparation, just like a fully cooked ham.
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The brining process makes it nearly impossible to overcook. The low fat content keeps it juicy, and the cornmeal gives it a crispy edge. Cooked peameal bacon has a mild salty-sweet flavour and tastes more like fresh ham (when compared to smoked back bacon or side bacon)..
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Back refers to this cut's position on the pig and differentiates it from side bacon. It's fully cooked and can be eaten as is. ... Peameal bacon uses the same cut as smoked back bacon, a centre-cut pork loin, cured in brine and then rolled in cornmeal (top right). It is not smoked and must be fully cooked.
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